De or het gordel?
de gordel
belt, a (typically leather) band worn around the waist
/ˈɣɔr.dəl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de gordel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de gordels
- Diminutive
- het gordeltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de gordel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de gordels whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het gordeltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze gordel | deze gordels |
| that, those | die gordel | die gordels |
| which (the … that) | de gordel die … | de gordels die … |
| our | onze gordel | onze gordels |
Meaning in English
- belt, a (typically leather) band worn around the waist
- belt, roughly belt-shaped area
- seat belt
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