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