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- "Elk pak is van mij."
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Adjectives that modify a noun like "elk" get an extra 'e' at the end in most situations. It's not complicated but difficult to explain completely:
* either a "de" or "het" word used with a definite article gets the 'e': "het rode huis" "de kleine baby"
* A "de" word used with an indefinite pronoun gets the 'e': "een kleine baby" "een gezellige avond"
* A "het" word used with an indefinite pronoun gets no 'e': "een rood huis" "een lang boek"
Not any more, it offers "all, each, every" for "elk" I put "Every suit is mine. " and it was accepted as correct.' http://www.dutchgrammar.com/en/?n=Pronouns.Id05
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- "Elke" = every
- "Enkele" = some
- "Geen enkele" = none at all (litt. not some)
so
- Elke dag loopt de postbode langs = every day the mailman walks by
- Enkele uren geleden = some hours ago
- Ik heb geen enkel idee = I have no idea at all