De or het bewering?
de bewering
claim
/bəˈʋeː.rɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de bewering
- Plural (meervoud)
- de beweringen
- Diminutive
- het bewerinkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de beweringen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het bewerinkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze bewering | deze beweringen |
| that, those | die bewering | die beweringen |
| which (the … that) | de bewering die … | de beweringen die … |
| our | onze bewering | onze beweringen |
Meaning in English
- claim
- assertion
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