De or het ezel?
de ezel
donkey, ass (Equus asinus or Equus asinus asinus)
/ˈeː.zəl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de ezel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de ezels
- Diminutive
- het ezeltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de ezel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de ezels whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het ezeltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze ezel | deze ezels |
| that, those | die ezel | die ezels |
| which (the … that) | de ezel die … | de ezels die … |
| our | onze ezel | onze ezels |
Meaning in English
- donkey, ass (Equus asinus or Equus asinus asinus)
- fool, idiot
- easel
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