De or het scout?
de scout
a scout, a boy scout or girl scout
/skɑu̯t/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de scout
- Plural (meervoud)
- de scouts
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de scout is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de scouts 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 scout | deze scouts |
| that, those | die scout | die scouts |
| which (the … that) | de scout die … | de scouts die … |
| our | onze scout | onze scouts |
Meaning in English
- a scout, a boy scout or girl scout
- a talent scout
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