De or het medaille?
de medaille
a medal (stamped metal disc awarded as a prize)
/ˌmeːˈdɑl.jə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de medaille
- Plural (meervoud)
- de medailles
- Diminutive
- het medailletje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de medaille is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de medailles whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het medailletje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze medaille | deze medailles |
| that, those | die medaille | die medailles |
| which (the … that) | de medaille die … | de medailles die … |
| our | onze medaille | onze medailles |
Meaning in English
- a medal (stamped metal disc awarded as a prize)
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