De or het vechter?
de vechter
a (male) fighter
/ˈvɛxtər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de vechter
- Plural (meervoud)
- de vechters
- Diminutive
- het vechtertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de vechter is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de vechters whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het vechtertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze vechter | deze vechters |
| that, those | die vechter | die vechters |
| which (the … that) | de vechter die … | de vechters die … |
| our | onze vechter | onze vechters |
Meaning in English
- a (male) fighter
- a baby who resists falling asleep
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