De or het belediging?
de belediging
insult, affront, verbal abuse
/bəˈleː.də.ɣɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de belediging
- Plural (meervoud)
- de beledigingen
- Diminutive
- het beledigingetje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de beledigingen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het beledigingetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze belediging | deze beledigingen |
| that, those | die belediging | die beledigingen |
| which (the … that) | de belediging die … | de beledigingen die … |
| our | onze belediging | onze beledigingen |
Meaning in English
- insult, affront, verbal abuse
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