De or het vezel?
de vezel
a fibre (Commonwealth); fiber (US)
/ˈveː.zəl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de vezel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de vezels
- Diminutive
- het vezeltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de vezel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de vezels whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het vezeltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze vezel | deze vezels |
| that, those | die vezel | die vezels |
| which (the … that) | de vezel die … | de vezels die … |
| our | onze vezel | onze vezels |
Meaning in English
- a fibre (Commonwealth); fiber (US) (single piece/strand of fabric or other material)
- a dietary fibre
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