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De or het capaciteit?

de capaciteit

capacity

/ˌkaː.paː.siˈtɛi̯t/

Article and plural

Singular
de capaciteit
Plural (meervoud)
de capaciteiten
Diminutive
het capaciteitje

Why de?

  • Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de capaciteiten whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het capaciteitje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What de changes

SingularPlural
this, thesedeze capaciteitdeze capaciteiten
that, thosedie capaciteitdie capaciteiten
which (the … that)de capaciteit die …de capaciteiten die …
ouronze capaciteitonze capaciteiten

Meaning in English

  1. capacity

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