De or het rivaal?
de rivaal
rival, opponent
/riˈvaːl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de rivaal
- Plural (meervoud)
- de rivalen
- Diminutive
- het rivaaltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de rivaal is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de rivalen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het rivaaltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze rivaal | deze rivalen |
| that, those | die rivaal | die rivalen |
| which (the … that) | de rivaal die … | de rivalen die … |
| our | onze rivaal | onze rivalen |
Meaning in English
- rival, opponent
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