De or het edele?
de edele
noble, nobleman, aristocrat
/ˈeː.də.lə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de edele
- Plural (meervoud)
- de edelen
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de edele is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de edelen whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze edele | deze edelen |
| that, those | die edele | die edelen |
| which (the … that) | de edele die … | de edelen die … |
| our | onze edele | onze edelen |
Meaning in English
- noble, nobleman, aristocrat
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