De or het parel?
de parel
a pearl, a precious, round shelly concretion from oysters or other
/ˈpaː.rəl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de parel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de parels
- Diminutive
- het pareltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de parel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de parels whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het pareltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze parel | deze parels |
| that, those | die parel | die parels |
| which (the … that) | de parel die … | de parels die … |
| our | onze parel | onze parels |
Meaning in English
- a pearl, a precious, round shelly concretion from oysters or other molluscs
- its imitation
- mother of pearl, the natural material pearls are made from
- anything resembling a pearl's irregular ball-shape, notably a drop of liquid
- (One of) the best quality, first pick, the cream
- the size of type between diamant and nonparel, equated with the English pearl and standardized as 5 point
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