De or het wolk?
de wolk
visible mass of atmospheric water
/ʋɔlk/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de wolk
- Plural (meervoud)
- de wolken
- Diminutive
- het wolkje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de wolk is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de wolken whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het wolkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze wolk | deze wolken |
| that, those | die wolk | die wolken |
| which (the … that) | de wolk die … | de wolken die … |
| our | onze wolk | onze wolken |
Meaning in English
- visible mass of atmospheric water
- visible mass of matter, in the medium air, resembling an atmospheric cloud
- visible mass of matter in any medium, resembling an atmospheric cloud
- paragon of health (said of newborns)
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