De or het kerel?
de kerel
lad, fellow, bloke
/ˈkeː.rəl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de kerel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de kerels
- Diminutive
- het kereltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de kerel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de kerels whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het kereltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze kerel | deze kerels |
| that, those | die kerel | die kerels |
| which (the … that) | de kerel die … | de kerels die … |
| our | onze kerel | onze kerels |
Meaning in English
- lad, fellow, bloke
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