De or het reptiel?
het reptiel
reptile, any member of the class Reptilia
/rɛpˈtil/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het reptiel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de reptielen
- Diminutive
- het reptieltje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het reptiel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de reptielen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het reptieltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit reptiel | deze reptielen |
| that, those | dat reptiel | die reptielen |
| which (the … that) | het reptiel dat … | de reptielen die … |
| our | ons reptiel | onze reptielen |
Meaning in English
- reptile, any member of the class Reptilia
Remember reptiel with Spreek
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