De or het sterrenstelsel?
het sterrenstelsel
galaxy
/ˈstɛ.rə(n)ˌstɛl.səl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het sterrenstelsel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de sterrenstelsels
- Diminutive
- het sterrenstelseltje
Why het?
- Nouns ending in -isme, -ment, -um and -sel usually take het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de sterrenstelsels whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het sterrenstelseltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit sterrenstelsel | deze sterrenstelsels |
| that, those | dat sterrenstelsel | die sterrenstelsels |
| which (the … that) | het sterrenstelsel dat … | de sterrenstelsels die … |
| our | ons sterrenstelsel | onze sterrenstelsels |
Meaning in English
- galaxy
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