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