De or het regel?
de regel
rule, regulation, custom, prescript; the statute of an order etc.
/ˈreː.ɣəl/
Forms
- Singular
- de regel
- Plural
- de regels
- Diminutive
- het regeltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de regel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de regels whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het regeltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze regel | deze regels |
| that, those | die regel | die regels |
| which (the … that) | de regel die … | de regels die … |
| our | onze regel | onze regels |
Meaning in English
- rule, regulation, custom, prescript; the statute of an order etc.
- line of writing, verse; (pre-printed) straight line to write it on
- narrow slat; especially a ruler
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