De or het topper?
de topper
someone or something excellent; a belter, a ripper
/ˈtɔ.pər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de topper
- Plural (meervoud)
- de toppers
- Diminutive
- het toppertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de topper is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de toppers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het toppertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze topper | deze toppers |
| that, those | die topper | die toppers |
| which (the … that) | de topper die … | de toppers die … |
| our | onze topper | onze toppers |
Meaning in English
- someone or something excellent; a belter, a ripper
- the greater scaup, Aythya marila
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