De or het schuldige?
de schuldige
a guilty person, an offender, a perpetrator
/ˈsxʏl.də.ɣə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de schuldige
- Plural (meervoud)
- de schuldigen
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de schuldige is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de schuldigen whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze schuldige | deze schuldigen |
| that, those | die schuldige | die schuldigen |
| which (the … that) | de schuldige die … | de schuldigen die … |
| our | onze schuldige | onze schuldigen |
Meaning in English
- a guilty person, an offender, a perpetrator
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