De or het oksel?

The correct Dutch article is:

de oksel

  • English: armpit
  • Plural: de oksels
  • Diminutive: het okseltje
Exception Words ending in -sel usually take het, but oksel is an exception. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) (anatomie) holte tussen de arm en de romp, bij de schouder

How to use oksel

the armpitde oksel
this armpitdeze oksel
that armpitdie oksel
our armpitonze oksel
your armpitjouw oksel
every armpitelke oksel
which armpit?welke oksel?
a big armpit / the big armpiteen grote oksel, de grote oksel
the armpit (plural)de oksels, deze oksels

Example sentences with oksel

  • Ik transpireerde onder mijn oksels. “I perspired under my armpits.”
  • Mary scheert haar oksels niet. “Mary doesn't shave her armpits.”
  • Scheer je je oksels? “Do you shave your armpits?”

Dutch words ending in oksel

kooksel | afkooksel | spooksel | stooksel

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

Dutch words starting with oksel

okselhaar | okselholte | okselknopboorvlieg | okselvijver | okseltruitje

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