De or het cel?
de cel
a small room, such as a prison or cloister cell
/sɛl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de cel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de cellen
- Diminutive
- het celletje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de cel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de cellen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het celletje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze cel | deze cellen |
| that, those | die cel | die cellen |
| which (the … that) | de cel die … | de cellen die … |
| our | onze cel | onze cellen |
Meaning in English
- a small room, such as a prison or cloister cell
- component of a battery
- component of a body tissue
- cell - of a honeycomb
- cell - of a table
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