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De or het deksel?

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de/het deksel

lid (top or cover of a container)

/ˈdɛk.səl/

Article and plural

Singular
de deksel or het deksel
Plural (meervoud)
de deksels
Diminutive
het dekseltje

Why both articles?

  • Dictionaries accept both de and het for deksel. Pick one and use it consistently.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de deksels whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het dekseltje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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Meaning in English

  1. lid (top or cover of a container)

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