De or het handtekening?
de handtekening
signature, autograph
/ˈɦɑnˌteː.kə.nɪŋ/
Forms
- Singular
- de handtekening
- Plural
- de handtekeningen
- Diminutive
- het handtekeningetje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de handtekeningen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het handtekeningetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Meaning in English
- signature, autograph
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