De or het pol?
de pol
a bundle of plants, with the soil it stands on or that hangs from it
/pɔl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de pol
- Plural (meervoud)
- de pollen
- Diminutive
- het polletje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de pol is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de pollen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het polletje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze pol | deze pollen |
| that, those | die pol | die pollen |
| which (the … that) | de pol die … | de pollen die … |
| our | onze pol | onze pollen |
Meaning in English
- a bundle of plants, with the soil it stands on or that hangs from it
- a hand
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