De or het zakenpartner?
de zakenpartner
a business partner
/ˈzaː.kə(n)ˌpɑrt.nər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de zakenpartner
- Plural (meervoud)
- de zakenpartners
- Diminutive
- het zakenpartnertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de zakenpartner is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de zakenpartners whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het zakenpartnertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze zakenpartner | deze zakenpartners |
| that, those | die zakenpartner | die zakenpartners |
| which (the … that) | de zakenpartner die … | de zakenpartners die … |
| our | onze zakenpartner | onze zakenpartners |
Meaning in English
- a business partner
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