De or het volwassene?
de volwassene
an adult, a full-grown human or animal
/vɔlˈʋɑsənə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de volwassene
- Plural (meervoud)
- de volwassenen
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de volwassene is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de volwassenen 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 volwassene | deze volwassenen |
| that, those | die volwassene | die volwassenen |
| which (the … that) | de volwassene die … | de volwassenen die … |
| our | onze volwassene | onze volwassenen |
Meaning in English
- an adult, a full-grown human or animal
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