De or het spul?
het spul
stuff
/ˈspʏl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het spul
- Plural (meervoud)
- de spullen
- Diminutive
- het spulletje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het spul is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de spullen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het spulletje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit spul | deze spullen |
| that, those | dat spul | die spullen |
| which (the … that) | het spul dat … | de spullen die … |
| our | ons spul | onze spullen |
Meaning in English
- stuff
- junk
Remember spul with Spreek
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