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