De or het verliezer?
de verliezer
loser (person who loses; one who fails to win)
/vərˈli.zər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de verliezer
- Plural (meervoud)
- de verliezers
- Diminutive
- het verliezertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de verliezer is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de verliezers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het verliezertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze verliezer | deze verliezers |
| that, those | die verliezer | die verliezers |
| which (the … that) | de verliezer die … | de verliezers die … |
| our | onze verliezer | onze verliezers |
Meaning in English
- loser (person who loses; one who fails to win)
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