De or het naald?
de naald
a needle, a pin (for sewing, injections, tattooing etc.)
/naːlt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de naald
- Plural (meervoud)
- de naalden
- Diminutive
- het naaldje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de naald is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de naalden whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het naaldje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze naald | deze naalden |
| that, those | die naald | die naalden |
| which (the … that) | de naald die … | de naalden die … |
| our | onze naald | onze naalden |
Meaning in English
- a needle, a pin (for sewing, injections, tattooing etc.)
- a needle (leaf of coniferous trees)
- the needle of a record player
- an obelisk or column (monument, memorial)
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