De or het veteraan?
de veteraan
veteran
/veː.tə.ˈraːn/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de veteraan
- Plural (meervoud)
- de veteranen
- Diminutive
- het veteraantje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de veteraan is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de veteranen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het veteraantje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze veteraan | deze veteranen |
| that, those | die veteraan | die veteranen |
| which (the … that) | de veteraan die … | de veteranen die … |
| our | onze veteraan | onze veteranen |
Meaning in English
- veteran
- a player of a higher age (depending on which branch of sports)
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