De or het schepsel?
het schepsel
creature, a life form
/ˈsxɛp.səl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het schepsel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de schepsels
- Diminutive
- het schepseltje
Why het?
- Nouns ending in -isme, -ment, -um and -sel usually take het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de schepsels whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het schepseltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit schepsel | deze schepsels |
| that, those | dat schepsel | die schepsels |
| which (the … that) | het schepsel dat … | de schepsels die … |
| our | ons schepsel | onze schepsels |
Meaning in English
- creature, a life form (believed to be created in most religious traditions)
- wretch; vulnerable, contemptible, or miserable individual
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