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