De or het pil?
de pil
a pill, a usually ball- or oval-shaped
/pɪl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de pil
- Plural (meervoud)
- de pillen
- Diminutive
- het pilletje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de pil is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de pillen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het pilletje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze pil | deze pillen |
| that, those | die pil | die pillen |
| which (the … that) | de pil die … | de pillen die … |
| our | onze pil | onze pillen |
Meaning in English
- a pill, a usually ball- or oval-shaped, coated portion of a drug to be taken orally
- 'the' contraceptive pill
- an analogous ball-shaped object
- a pharmacist
- an MD
- a med student
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