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De or het ballingschap?

de ballingschap

exile (state of being in exile)

/ˈbɑ.lɪŋˌsxɑp/

Article and plural

Singular
de ballingschap

Why de?

  • Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What de changes

Singular
this, thesedeze ballingschap
that, thosedie ballingschap
which (the … that)de ballingschap die …
ouronze ballingschap

Meaning in English

  1. exile (state of being in exile)

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