De or het speler?
de speler
a player, someone who plays a game
/ˈspeː.lər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de speler
- Plural (meervoud)
- de spelers
- Diminutive
- het spelertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de speler is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de spelers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het spelertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze speler | deze spelers |
| that, those | die speler | die spelers |
| which (the … that) | de speler die … | de spelers die … |
| our | onze speler | onze spelers |
Meaning in English
- a player, someone who plays a game
- a player, someone who plays a musical instrument
- a device to play music
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