De or het materiaal?
het materiaal
material (matter)
/ˌmaː.teː.riˈaːl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het materiaal
- Plural (meervoud)
- de materialen
- Diminutive
- het materiaaltje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het materiaal is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de materialen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het materiaaltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit materiaal | deze materialen |
| that, those | dat materiaal | die materialen |
| which (the … that) | het materiaal dat … | de materialen die … |
| our | ons materiaal | onze materialen |
Meaning in English
- material (matter)
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