De or het ervaring?
de ervaring
experience (act of experiencing, something that is experienced)
/ɛrˈvaːrɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de ervaring
- Plural (meervoud)
- de ervaringen
- Diminutive
- het ervarinkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de ervaringen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het ervarinkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze ervaring | deze ervaringen |
| that, those | die ervaring | die ervaringen |
| which (the … that) | de ervaring die … | de ervaringen die … |
| our | onze ervaring | onze ervaringen |
Meaning in English
- experience (act of experiencing, something that is experienced)
- experience (skill)
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