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