De or het verhemelte?

The correct Dutch article is:

het verhemelte

  • English: palate
  • Plural: de verhemelten / verhemeltes
Exception Words ending in -te usually take de, but verhemelte is an exception. See the rule

How to use verhemelte

the palatehet verhemelte
this palatedit verhemelte
that palatedat verhemelte
our palateons verhemelte
your palatejouw verhemelte
every palateelk verhemelte
which palate?welk verhemelte?
a big palateeen groot verhemelte
the big palatehet grote verhemelte
the palate (plural)de verhemelten

Plural, diminutive and translation: WikiWoordenboek (Dutch Wiktionary), license CC BY-SA 4.0.