De or het dadel?

The correct Dutch article is:

de dadel

  • English: date
  • Plural: de dadels
  • Diminutive: het dadeltje
Meaning (Dutch) (fruit) zoete bruine vrucht van de dadelpalm, Phoenix dactylifera

How to use dadel

the datede dadel
this datedeze dadel
that datedie dadel
our dateonze dadel
your datejouw dadel
every dateelke dadel
which date?welke dadel?
a big date / the big dateeen grote dadel, de grote dadel
the date (plural)de dadels, deze dadels

Example sentences with dadel

  • Ali verbrak zijn vasten met dadels en water. “Ali broke his fast with dates and water.”

Dutch words ending in dadel

landadel | geldadel

In compound words, the last part decides the article. See the rule

Dutch words starting with dadel

dadelfranjehoed | dadelhoning | dadeloosheid | dadelpalm | dadelwijn | dadelboom | dadelijk

Meaning, plural, diminutive, pronunciation and translations: WikiWoordenboek (Dutch Wiktionary) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).