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