De or het rotzak?
de rotzak
scumbag, fiend
/ˈrɔt.sɑk/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de rotzak
- Plural (meervoud)
- de rotzakken
- Diminutive
- het rotzakje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de rotzak is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de rotzakken whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het rotzakje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze rotzak | deze rotzakken |
| that, those | die rotzak | die rotzakken |
| which (the … that) | de rotzak die … | de rotzakken die … |
| our | onze rotzak | onze rotzakken |
Meaning in English
- scumbag, fiend
- Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
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