De or het puzzel?
de puzzel
puzzle (game in which things must be put together)
/ˈpʏ.zəl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de puzzel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de puzzels
- Diminutive
- het puzzeltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de puzzel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de puzzels whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het puzzeltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze puzzel | deze puzzels |
| that, those | die puzzel | die puzzels |
| which (the … that) | de puzzel die … | de puzzels die … |
| our | onze puzzel | onze puzzels |
Meaning in English
- puzzle (game in which things must be put together)
- riddle, intellectual challenge
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