De or het spiegel?
de spiegel
mirror (reflective surface that shows an image of what is in front of
/ˈspi.ɣəl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de spiegel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de spiegels
- Diminutive
- het spiegeltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de spiegel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de spiegels whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het spiegeltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze spiegel | deze spiegels |
| that, those | die spiegel | die spiegels |
| which (the … that) | de spiegel die … | de spiegels die … |
| our | onze spiegel | onze spiegels |
Meaning in English
- mirror (reflective surface that shows an image of what is in front of it)
- mirror (object, person or event that reflects or gives a (figurative) picture of another)
- stern of a ship
- level (amount of a substance)
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