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De or het envelop?

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de envelop

an envelope, closing paper wrapper as used for mailing

/ˌɑn.vəˈlɔp/

Forms

Singular
de envelop
Plural
de enveloppen
Diminutive
het envelopje

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de envelop is learned together with the word.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de enveloppen whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het envelopje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. an envelope, closing paper wrapper as used for mailing

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