De or het bombardement?
het bombardement
bombing (bombing from aircraft)
/ˌbɔm.bɑr.dəˈmɛnt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het bombardement
- Plural (meervoud)
- de bombardementen
- Diminutive
- het bombardementje
Why het?
- Nouns ending in -isme, -ment, -um and -sel usually take het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de bombardementen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het bombardementje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit bombardement | deze bombardementen |
| that, those | dat bombardement | die bombardementen |
| which (the … that) | het bombardement dat … | de bombardementen die … |
| our | ons bombardement | onze bombardementen |
Meaning in English
- bombing (bombing from aircraft)
- bombardment (artillery fire or bombing from the surface)
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