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