De or het bijbel?
de bijbel
bible (copy of the Bible)
/ˈbɛi̯.bəl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de bijbel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de bijbels
- Diminutive
- het bijbeltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de bijbel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de bijbels whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het bijbeltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze bijbel | deze bijbels |
| that, those | die bijbel | die bijbels |
| which (the … that) | de bijbel die … | de bijbels die … |
| our | onze bijbel | onze bijbels |
Meaning in English
- bible (copy of the Bible)
- any large book
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