De or het aardbeving?
de aardbeving
earthquake
/ˈaːrt.beː.vɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de aardbeving
- Plural (meervoud)
- de aardbevingen
- Diminutive
- het aardbevinkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de aardbevingen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het aardbevinkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze aardbeving | deze aardbevingen |
| that, those | die aardbeving | die aardbevingen |
| which (the … that) | de aardbeving die … | de aardbevingen die … |
| our | onze aardbeving | onze aardbevingen |
Meaning in English
- earthquake
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