De or het metal?
de metal
metal (rock genre)
/ˈmɛ.təl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de metal
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de metal is learned together with the word.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | deze metal |
| that, those | die metal |
| which (the … that) | de metal die … |
| our | onze metal |
Meaning in English
- metal (rock genre)
Remember metal with Spreek
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