De or het afdeling?
de afdeling
department, branch
/ˈɑvˌdeː.lɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de afdeling
- Plural (meervoud)
- de afdelingen
- Diminutive
- het afdelinkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de afdelingen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het afdelinkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze afdeling | deze afdelingen |
| that, those | die afdeling | die afdelingen |
| which (the … that) | de afdeling die … | de afdelingen die … |
| our | onze afdeling | onze afdelingen |
Meaning in English
- department, branch
- section, part
- regiment, army unit consisting of more than one battalions
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