De or het ideaal?
het ideaal
an ideal, perfect standard (of beauty, intellect, etc.)
/ˌi.deːˈaːl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het ideaal
- Plural (meervoud)
- de idealen
- Diminutive
- het ideaaltje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het ideaal is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de idealen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het ideaaltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit ideaal | deze idealen |
| that, those | dat ideaal | die idealen |
| which (the … that) | het ideaal dat … | de idealen die … |
| our | ons ideaal | onze idealen |
Meaning in English
- an ideal, perfect standard (of beauty, intellect, etc.)
- something/someone which lives up to it, perfect example
- a utopic, unreal perfect aspiration, figment
- an ideal
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