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