De or het vrijgezel?
de vrijgezel
a bachelor, unmarried (adult or adolescent) male
/ˌvrɛi̯.ɣəˈzɛl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de vrijgezel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de vrijgezellen
- Diminutive
- het vrijgezelletje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de vrijgezel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de vrijgezellen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het vrijgezelletje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze vrijgezel | deze vrijgezellen |
| that, those | die vrijgezel | die vrijgezellen |
| which (the … that) | de vrijgezel die … | de vrijgezellen die … |
| our | onze vrijgezel | onze vrijgezellen |
Meaning in English
- a bachelor, unmarried (adult or adolescent) male
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