De or het druppel?
de druppel
drop, dribble, droplet
/ˈdrʏ.pəl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de druppel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de druppels
- Diminutive
- het druppeltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de druppel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de druppels whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het druppeltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze druppel | deze druppels |
| that, those | die druppel | die druppels |
| which (the … that) | de druppel die … | de druppels die … |
| our | onze druppel | onze druppels |
Meaning in English
- drop, dribble, droplet
- a teardrop-shaped RFID key fob
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