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