De or het roofdier?
het roofdier
a predatory species, which kills and eats prey
/ˈroːf.diːr/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het roofdier
- Plural (meervoud)
- de roofdieren
- Diminutive
- het roofdiertje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het roofdier is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de roofdieren whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het roofdiertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit roofdier | deze roofdieren |
| that, those | dat roofdier | die roofdieren |
| which (the … that) | het roofdier dat … | de roofdieren die … |
| our | ons roofdier | onze roofdieren |
Meaning in English
- a predatory species, which kills and eats prey
- a ruthless person, without regard for victims
- a carnivore, which also includes scavengers
- a carnivoran, any member of the order Carnivora
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