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De or het raadsel?

het raadsel

riddle

/ˈraːtsəl/

Article and plural

Singular
het raadsel
Plural (meervoud)
de raadsels
Diminutive
het raadseltje

Why het?

  • Nouns ending in -isme, -ment, -um and -sel usually take het.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de raadsels whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het raadseltje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Check the article of another noun

What het changes

SingularPlural
this, thesedit raadseldeze raadsels
that, thosedat raadseldie raadsels
which (the … that)het raadsel dat …de raadsels die …
ourons raadselonze raadsels

Meaning in English

  1. riddle
  2. mystery

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