De or het uil?
de uil
owl, bird of the order Strigiformes
/œy̯l/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de uil
- Plural (meervoud)
- de uilen
- Diminutive
- het uiltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de uil is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de uilen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het uiltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze uil | deze uilen |
| that, those | die uil | die uilen |
| which (the … that) | de uil die … | de uilen die … |
| our | onze uil | onze uilen |
Meaning in English
- owl, bird of the order Strigiformes
- noctuoid, owl moth, owlet
- butterfly (generic term)
- idiot
- male heterosexual
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