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