De or het eigenschap?
de eigenschap
property, feature, quality
/ˈɛi̯.ɣə(n)ˌsxɑp/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de eigenschap
- Plural (meervoud)
- de eigenschappen
- Diminutive
- het eigenschapje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de eigenschappen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het eigenschapje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze eigenschap | deze eigenschappen |
| that, those | die eigenschap | die eigenschappen |
| which (the … that) | de eigenschap die … | de eigenschappen die … |
| our | onze eigenschap | onze eigenschappen |
Meaning in English
- property, feature, quality
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