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