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De or het discretie?

de discretie

discretion (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)

/dɪsˈkreː.(t)si/

Article and plural

Singular
de discretie

Why de?

  • Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What de changes

Singular
this, thesedeze discretie
that, thosedie discretie
which (the … that)de discretie die …
ouronze discretie

Meaning in English

  1. discretion (the quality of being discreet or circumspect)

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