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