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