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