De or het ambitie?
de ambitie
ambition
/ɑmˈbi(t)si/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de ambitie
- Plural (meervoud)
- de ambities
- Diminutive
- het ambitietje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de ambities whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het ambitietje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze ambitie | deze ambities |
| that, those | die ambitie | die ambities |
| which (the … that) | de ambitie die … | de ambities die … |
| our | onze ambitie | onze ambities |
Meaning in English
- ambition
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