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