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