De or het slot?
het slot
lock (something used for fastening)
/slɔt/
Forms
- Singular
- het slot
- Plural
- de sloten
- Diminutive
- het slotje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het slot is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de sloten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het slotje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit slot | deze sloten |
| that, those | dat slot | die sloten |
| which (the … that) | het slot dat … | de sloten die … |
| our | ons slot | onze sloten |
Meaning in English
- lock (something used for fastening)
- castle
- end, conclusion, final
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