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