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