De or het olie?
de olie
any natural or industrial oil
/ˈoː.li/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de olie
- Plural (meervoud)
- 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
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze olie | deze oliën |
| that, those | die olie | die oliën |
| which (the … that) | de olie die … | de oliën die … |
| our | onze olie | onze oliën |
Meaning in English
- any natural or industrial oil
- petroleum in particular
Remember olie with Spreek
Spreek keeps the Dutch words you meet, article included, reviews them with you and then has you use them in a spoken conversation.
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