De or het juweel?
het juweel
jewel, piece of jewellery
/jyˈ(ʋ)eːl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het juweel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de juwelen
- Diminutive
- het juweeltje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het juweel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de juwelen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het juweeltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit juweel | deze juwelen |
| that, those | dat juweel | die juwelen |
| which (the … that) | het juweel dat … | de juwelen die … |
| our | ons juweel | onze juwelen |
Meaning in English
- jewel, piece of jewellery
- gem, precious stone
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