De or het kristal?
het kristal
crystal (array of atoms)
/krɪˈstɑl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het kristal
- Plural (meervoud)
- de kristallen
- Diminutive
- het kristalletje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het kristal is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de kristallen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het kristalletje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit kristal | deze kristallen |
| that, those | dat kristal | die kristallen |
| which (the … that) | het kristal dat … | de kristallen die … |
| our | ons kristal | onze kristallen |
Meaning in English
- crystal (array of atoms)
Remember kristal with Spreek
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