De or het zender?
de zender
sender, a person who sends
/ˈzɛn.dər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de zender
- Plural (meervoud)
- de zenders
- Diminutive
- het zendertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de zender is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de zenders whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het zendertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze zender | deze zenders |
| that, those | die zender | die zenders |
| which (the … that) | de zender die … | de zenders die … |
| our | onze zender | onze zenders |
Meaning in English
- sender, a person who sends
- transmitter
- a television or radio channel
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