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De or het belasting?

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de belasting

tax, taxation

/bəˈlɑs.tɪŋ/

Forms

Singular
de belasting
Plural
de belastingen
Diminutive
het belastinkje

Why de?

  • Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de belastingen whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het belastinkje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. tax, taxation
  2. strain, burden, load
  3. load

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