De or het symbool?
het symbool
a symbol, sign, character, glyph or anything of symbolic value
/sɪmˈboːl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het symbool
- Plural (meervoud)
- de symbolen
- Diminutive
- het symbooltje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het symbool is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de symbolen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het symbooltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit symbool | deze symbolen |
| that, those | dat symbool | die symbolen |
| which (the … that) | het symbool dat … | de symbolen die … |
| our | ons symbool | onze symbolen |
Meaning in English
- a symbol, sign, character, glyph or anything of symbolic value
- a (notably Chistian) creed
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