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