De or het olie?
de olie
any natural or industrial oil
/ˈoː.li/
Forms
- Singular
- de olie
- Plural
- de oliën
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de olie is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de oliën whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze olie | deze oliën |
| that, those | die olie | die oliën |
| which (the … that) | de olie die … | de oliën die … |
| our | onze olie | onze oliën |
Meaning in English
- any natural or industrial oil
- petroleum in particular
Remember olie with Spreek
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