De or het vluchteling?
de vluchteling
refugee
/ˈvlʏx.tə.lɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de vluchteling
- Plural (meervoud)
- de vluchtelingen
- Diminutive
- het vluchtelingetje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de vluchtelingen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het vluchtelingetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze vluchteling | deze vluchtelingen |
| that, those | die vluchteling | die vluchtelingen |
| which (the … that) | de vluchteling die … | de vluchtelingen die … |
| our | onze vluchteling | onze vluchtelingen |
Meaning in English
- refugee
- fugitive
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