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De or het olie?

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de olie

any natural or industrial oil

/ˈoː.li/

Forms

Singular
de olie
Plural
de oliën

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de olie is learned together with the word.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de oliën whatever the singular takes.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. any natural or industrial oil
  2. petroleum in particular

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