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De or het speeksel?

het speeksel

saliva, spit(tle)

/ˈspeːk.səl/

Article and plural

Singular
het speeksel

Why het?

  • Nouns ending in -isme, -ment, -um and -sel usually take het.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Check the article of another noun

What het changes

Singular
this, thesedit speeksel
that, thosedat speeksel
which (the … that)het speeksel dat …
ourons speeksel

Meaning in English

  1. saliva, spit(tle)

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