De or het cirkel?
de cirkel
circle
/ˈsɪr.kəl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de cirkel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de cirkels
- Diminutive
- het cirkeltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de cirkel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de cirkels whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het cirkeltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze cirkel | deze cirkels |
| that, those | die cirkel | die cirkels |
| which (the … that) | de cirkel die … | de cirkels die … |
| our | onze cirkel | onze cirkels |
Meaning in English
- circle
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