De or het betrekking?
de betrekking
relation
/bəˈtrɛ.kɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de betrekking
- Plural (meervoud)
- de betrekkingen
- Diminutive
- het betrekkinkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de betrekkingen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het betrekkinkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze betrekking | deze betrekkingen |
| that, those | die betrekking | die betrekkingen |
| which (the … that) | de betrekking die … | de betrekkingen die … |
| our | onze betrekking | onze betrekkingen |
Meaning in English
- relation
- office, position, post
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