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