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De or het berekening?

de berekening

a calculation, computation

/bəˈreː.kə.nɪŋ/

Article and plural

Singular
de berekening
Plural (meervoud)
de berekeningen
Diminutive
het berekeninkje

Why de?

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

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What de changes

SingularPlural
this, thesedeze berekeningdeze berekeningen
that, thosedie berekeningdie berekeningen
which (the … that)de berekening die …de berekeningen die …
ouronze berekeningonze berekeningen

Meaning in English

  1. a calculation, computation
  2. a calculating, cold attitude

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