De or het baas?
de baas
boss, chief, superior
/baːs/
Forms
- Singular
- de baas
- Plural
- de bazen
- Diminutive
- het baasje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de baas is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de bazen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het baasje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze baas | deze bazen |
| that, those | die baas | die bazen |
| which (the … that) | de baas die … | de bazen die … |
| our | onze baas | onze bazen |
Meaning in English
- boss, chief, superior
- employer, manager
- strong or tough guy
- boss
- master, expert (at something)
- whopper, large one (of its kind)
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