De or het generatie?
de generatie
generation, age
/ɣeː.nə.ˈraː.(t)si/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de generatie
- Plural (meervoud)
- de generaties
- Diminutive
- het generatietje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de generaties whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het generatietje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze generatie | deze generaties |
| that, those | die generatie | die generaties |
| which (the … that) | de generatie die … | de generaties die … |
| our | onze generatie | onze generaties |
Meaning in English
- generation, age
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