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