De or het winnaar?
de winnaar
winner, one who has won or often wins
/ˈʋɪ.naːr/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de winnaar
- Plural (meervoud)
- de winnaars
- Diminutive
- het winnaartje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de winnaar is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de winnaars whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het winnaartje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze winnaar | deze winnaars |
| that, those | die winnaar | die winnaars |
| which (the … that) | de winnaar die … | de winnaars die … |
| our | onze winnaar | onze winnaars |
Meaning in English
- winner, one who has won or often wins
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