De or het verslaggever?
de verslaggever
reporter (especially an on-site reporter)
/vərˈslɑ(x)ˌɣeːvər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de verslaggever
- Plural (meervoud)
- de verslaggevers
- Diminutive
- het verslaggevertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de verslaggever is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de verslaggevers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het verslaggevertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze verslaggever | deze verslaggevers |
| that, those | die verslaggever | die verslaggevers |
| which (the … that) | de verslaggever die … | de verslaggevers die … |
| our | onze verslaggever | onze verslaggevers |
Meaning in English
- reporter (especially an on-site reporter)
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