De or het koppel?
het koppel
couple (pair, duo)
/ˈkɔ.pəl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het koppel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de koppels
- Diminutive
- het koppeltje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het koppel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de koppels whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het koppeltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit koppel | deze koppels |
| that, those | dat koppel | die koppels |
| which (the … that) | het koppel dat … | de koppels die … |
| our | ons koppel | onze koppels |
Meaning in English
- couple (pair, duo)
- torque
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