De or het buurman?
de buurman
neighbor (male)
/ˈbyːr.mɑn/
Forms
- Singular
- de buurman
- Plural
- de buurmannen
- Diminutive
- het buurmannetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de buurman is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de buurmannen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het buurmannetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze buurman | deze buurmannen |
| that, those | die buurman | die buurmannen |
| which (the … that) | de buurman die … | de buurmannen die … |
| our | onze buurman | onze buurmannen |
Meaning in English
- neighbor (male)
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