De or het capsule?
de capsule
capsule (encapsulation containing drugs or supplements)
/ˌkɑpˈsy.lə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de capsule
- Plural (meervoud)
- de capsules
- Diminutive
- het capsuletje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de capsule is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de capsules whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het capsuletje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze capsule | deze capsules |
| that, those | die capsule | die capsules |
| which (the … that) | de capsule die … | de capsules die … |
| our | onze capsule | onze capsules |
Meaning in English
- capsule (encapsulation containing drugs or supplements)
- cover over the cork and opening of a bottle
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