De or het bijwerking?
de bijwerking
side effect, adverse effect
/ˈbɛi̯.ʋɛr.kɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de bijwerking
- Plural (meervoud)
- de bijwerkingen
- Diminutive
- het bijwerkinkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de bijwerkingen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het bijwerkinkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze bijwerking | deze bijwerkingen |
| that, those | die bijwerking | die bijwerkingen |
| which (the … that) | de bijwerking die … | de bijwerkingen die … |
| our | onze bijwerking | onze bijwerkingen |
Meaning in English
- side effect, adverse effect
- update, the act of keeping something up to date
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