De or het aardappel?
de aardappel
potato (tuber eaten as vegetable)
/ˈaːr.dɑ.pəl/
Forms
- Singular
- de aardappel
- Plural
- de aardappelen
- Diminutive
- het aardappeltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de aardappel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de aardappelen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het aardappeltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Meaning in English
- potato (tuber eaten as vegetable)
- potato plant (Solanum tuberosum)
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