De or het winkel?
de winkel
shop, store (establishment that sells goods to the public)
/ˈʋɪŋ.kəl/
Forms
- Singular
- de winkel
- Plural
- de winkels
- Diminutive
- het winkeltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de winkel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de winkels whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het winkeltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze winkel | deze winkels |
| that, those | die winkel | die winkels |
| which (the … that) | de winkel die … | de winkels die … |
| our | onze winkel | onze winkels |
Meaning in English
- shop, store (establishment that sells goods to the public)
- a shop, service point
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