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De or het knop?

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de knop

a button, control device to push etc.; metonymy: control

Forms

Singular
de knop
Plural
de knoppen
Diminutive
het knopje

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de knop is learned together with the word.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de knoppen whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het knopje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. a button, control device to push etc.; metonymy: control, power to stop
  2. a knob, roundish handle, ornament etc.
  3. a bud of a plant

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