De or het kerel?

The correct Dutch article is:

de kerel

  • Plural: de kerels
  • Diminutive: het kereltje
Meaning (Dutch) 1. (verouderd) vrije man van lage geboorte 2. forse, stevige man (een echte vent)

How to use kerel

the kerelde kerel
this kereldeze kerel
that kereldie kerel
our kerelonze kerel
your kereljouw kerel
every kerelelke kerel
which kerel?welke kerel?
a big kerel / the big kereleen grote kerel, de grote kerel
the kerel (plural)de kerels, deze kerels

Example sentences with kerel

  • Die kerel is knettergek! “That guy is completely nuts!”
  • Wie is deze kerel? “Who is this guy?”
  • Die kerel is dubbelhartig. “That guy is two-faced.”

Dutch words ending in kerel

reuzekerel | geheelonthouderskerel | prachtkerel | rotkerel

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

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