De or het griezel?
de griezel
a scary or creepy person or creature
/ˈɣri.zəl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de griezel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de griezels
- Diminutive
- het griezeltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de griezel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de griezels whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het griezeltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze griezel | deze griezels |
| that, those | die griezel | die griezels |
| which (the … that) | de griezel die … | de griezels die … |
| our | onze griezel | onze griezels |
Meaning in English
- a scary or creepy person or creature
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