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De or het label?

het label

quality label

/ˈleːbəl/

Article and plural

Singular
het label
Plural (meervoud)
de labels
Diminutive
het labeltje

Why het?

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

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What het changes

SingularPlural
this, thesedit labeldeze labels
that, thosedat labeldie labels
which (the … that)het label dat …de labels die …
ourons labelonze labels

Meaning in English

  1. quality label
  2. music label

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