De or het gelegenheid?
de gelegenheid
occasion, opportunity
/ɣəˈleː.ɣə(n)ˌɦɛi̯t/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de gelegenheid
- Plural (meervoud)
- de gelegenheden
- Diminutive
- het gelegenheidje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de gelegenheden whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het gelegenheidje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze gelegenheid | deze gelegenheden |
| that, those | die gelegenheid | die gelegenheden |
| which (the … that) | de gelegenheid die … | de gelegenheden die … |
| our | onze gelegenheid | onze gelegenheden |
Meaning in English
- occasion, opportunity
- venue such as a restaurant
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