De or het vrijwilliger?
de vrijwilliger
volunteer (one engaged in volunteering work)
/ˌvrɛi̯ˈʋɪ.lə.ɣər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de vrijwilliger
- Plural (meervoud)
- de vrijwilligers
- Diminutive
- het vrijwilligertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de vrijwilliger is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de vrijwilligers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het vrijwilligertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze vrijwilliger | deze vrijwilligers |
| that, those | die vrijwilliger | die vrijwilligers |
| which (the … that) | de vrijwilliger die … | de vrijwilligers die … |
| our | onze vrijwilliger | onze vrijwilligers |
Meaning in English
- volunteer (one engaged in volunteering work)
- voluntary (para)military recruit or soldier, volunteer
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