De or het faciliteit?
de faciliteit
facility, the physical means or contrivances to make something
/ˌfaː.si.liˈtɛi̯t/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de faciliteit
- Plural (meervoud)
- de faciliteiten
- Diminutive
- het faciliteitje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de faciliteiten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het faciliteitje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze faciliteit | deze faciliteiten |
| that, those | die faciliteit | die faciliteiten |
| which (the … that) | de faciliteit die … | de faciliteiten die … |
| our | onze faciliteit | onze faciliteiten |
Meaning in English
- facility, the physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.
- an accommodation or easing, such as relaxation of rules
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