De or het elleboog?
de elleboog
elbow (joint between upper arm and forearm)
/ˈɛ.ləˌboːx/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de elleboog
- Plural (meervoud)
- de ellebogen
- Diminutive
- het elleboogje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de elleboog is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de ellebogen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het elleboogje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze elleboog | deze ellebogen |
| that, those | die elleboog | die ellebogen |
| which (the … that) | de elleboog die … | de ellebogen die … |
| our | onze elleboog | onze ellebogen |
Meaning in English
- elbow (joint between upper arm and forearm)
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