De or het stapel?
de stapel
pile
/ˈstaː.pəl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de stapel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de stapels
- Diminutive
- het stapeltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de stapel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de stapels whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het stapeltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze stapel | deze stapels |
| that, those | die stapel | die stapels |
| which (the … that) | de stapel die … | de stapels die … |
| our | onze stapel | onze stapels |
Meaning in English
- pile
- stockpile, stock
- sound post
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