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