De or het wetenschapper?
de wetenschapper
scientist (one whose activities make use of the scientific method)
/ˈʋeːtənˌsxɑpər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de wetenschapper
- Plural (meervoud)
- de wetenschappers
- Diminutive
- het wetenschappertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de wetenschapper is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de wetenschappers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het wetenschappertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze wetenschapper | deze wetenschappers |
| that, those | die wetenschapper | die wetenschappers |
| which (the … that) | de wetenschapper die … | de wetenschappers die … |
| our | onze wetenschapper | onze wetenschappers |
Meaning in English
- scientist (one whose activities make use of the scientific method)
- scholar
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