De or het discussie?
de discussie
discussion, debate
/ˌdɪsˈkʏ.si/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de discussie
- Plural (meervoud)
- de discussies
- Diminutive
- het discussietje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de discussies whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het discussietje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze discussie | deze discussies |
| that, those | die discussie | die discussies |
| which (the … that) | de discussie die … | de discussies die … |
| our | onze discussie | onze discussies |
Meaning in English
- discussion, debate
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