De or het bil?
de bil
buttock (each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of
/bɪl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de bil
- Plural (meervoud)
- de billen
- Diminutive
- het billetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de bil is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de billen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het billetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze bil | deze billen |
| that, those | die bil | die billen |
| which (the … that) | de bil die … | de billen die … |
| our | onze bil | onze billen |
Meaning in English
- buttock (each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum and the top of the legs)
- buttocks, backside, posterior
- a hammer-like double-edged tool used by stonecutters and millers
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