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De or het twijfel?

de twijfel

doubt, uncertainty

/ˈtʋɛi̯.fəl/

Article and plural

Singular
de twijfel
Plural (meervoud)
de twijfels
Diminutive
het twijfeltje

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de twijfel is learned together with the word.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de twijfels whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het twijfeltje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What de changes

SingularPlural
this, thesedeze twijfeldeze twijfels
that, thosedie twijfeldie twijfels
which (the … that)de twijfel die …de twijfels die …
ouronze twijfelonze twijfels

Meaning in English

  1. doubt, uncertainty

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