De or het verkenner?
de verkenner
a scout (one who does reconnaissance)
/vərˈkɛ.nər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de verkenner
- Plural (meervoud)
- de verkenners
- Diminutive
- het verkennertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de verkenner is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de verkenners whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het verkennertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze verkenner | deze verkenners |
| that, those | die verkenner | die verkenners |
| which (the … that) | de verkenner die … | de verkenners die … |
| our | onze verkenner | onze verkenners |
Meaning in English
- a scout (one who does reconnaissance)
- a boy scout of high-school age
- in politics, a person (usually a former or current politician) tasked to investigate and suggest potential coalition configurations after an election
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