De or het schedel?
de schedel
skull
/ˈsxeː.dəl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de schedel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de schedels
- Diminutive
- het schedeltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de schedel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de schedels whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het schedeltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze schedel | deze schedels |
| that, those | die schedel | die schedels |
| which (the … that) | de schedel die … | de schedels die … |
| our | onze schedel | onze schedels |
Meaning in English
- skull
- death's-head
- mound's crest or crown
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