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