De or het huls?
de huls
shell, case (usually cylindrical covering part of an item
/ɦʏls/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de huls
- Plural (meervoud)
- de hulzen
- Diminutive
- het hulsje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de huls is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de hulzen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het hulsje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze huls | deze hulzen |
| that, those | die huls | die hulzen |
| which (the … that) | de huls die … | de hulzen die … |
| our | onze huls | onze hulzen |
Meaning in English
- shell, case (usually cylindrical covering part of an item, in particular of ammunition)
- husk (cover of a fruit or nut)
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