De or het wachter?
de wachter
a guard, a sentinel
/ˈʋɑx.tər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de wachter
- Plural (meervoud)
- de wachters
- Diminutive
- het wachtertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de wachter is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de wachters whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het wachtertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze wachter | deze wachters |
| that, those | die wachter | die wachters |
| which (the … that) | de wachter die … | de wachters die … |
| our | onze wachter | onze wachters |
Meaning in English
- a guard, a sentinel
- one who waits
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