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