De or het bedreiging?
de bedreiging
threat, menace (something that poses a risk)
/bəˈdrɛi̯.ɣɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de bedreiging
- Plural (meervoud)
- de bedreigingen
- Diminutive
- het bedreiginkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de bedreigingen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het bedreiginkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze bedreiging | deze bedreigingen |
| that, those | die bedreiging | die bedreigingen |
| which (the … that) | de bedreiging die … | de bedreigingen die … |
| our | onze bedreiging | onze bedreigingen |
Meaning in English
- threat, menace (something that poses a risk)
- threat, menace (that which expresses a threat)
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