De or het bestelling?
de bestelling
order (request for some product or service; a commission to purchase
/bəˈstɛ.lɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de bestelling
- Plural (meervoud)
- de bestellingen
- Diminutive
- het bestellinkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de bestellingen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het bestellinkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze bestelling | deze bestellingen |
| that, those | die bestelling | die bestellingen |
| which (the … that) | de bestelling die … | de bestellingen die … |
| our | onze bestelling | onze bestellingen |
Meaning in English
- order (request for some product or service; a commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods)
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