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