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