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