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