De or het signaal?
het signaal
signal (sign made to give notice)
/sɪnˈjaːl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het signaal
- Plural (meervoud)
- de signalen
- Diminutive
- het signaaltje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het signaal is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de signalen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het signaaltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit signaal | deze signalen |
| that, those | dat signaal | die signalen |
| which (the … that) | het signaal dat … | de signalen die … |
| our | ons signaal | onze signalen |
Meaning in English
- signal (sign made to give notice)
- signal (electromagnetic action that conveys information)
- signal (simple interprocess communication)
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