De or het slager?
de slager
butcher (one who prepares and sells meat and meat products)
/ˈslaː.ɣər/
Forms
- Singular
- de slager
- Plural
- de slagers
- Diminutive
- het slagertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de slager is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de slagers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het slagertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze slager | deze slagers |
| that, those | die slager | die slagers |
| which (the … that) | de slager die … | de slagers die … |
| our | onze slager | onze slagers |
Meaning in English
- butcher (one who prepares and sells meat and meat products)
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