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