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