De or het stekel?
de stekel
prickle (small, sharp pointed object)
/ˈsteː.kəl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de stekel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de stekels
- Diminutive
- het stekeltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de stekel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de stekels whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het stekeltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze stekel | deze stekels |
| that, those | die stekel | die stekels |
| which (the … that) | de stekel die … | de stekels die … |
| our | onze stekel | onze stekels |
Meaning in English
- prickle (small, sharp pointed object)
- spine (rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell or plant, not a thorn)
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