De or het herinnering?
de herinnering
a memory, something that one remembers
/ˌɦɛˈrɪ.nə.rɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de herinnering
- Plural (meervoud)
- de herinneringen
- Diminutive
- het herinneringetje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de herinneringen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het herinneringetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze herinnering | deze herinneringen |
| that, those | die herinnering | die herinneringen |
| which (the … that) | de herinnering die … | de herinneringen die … |
| our | onze herinnering | onze herinneringen |
Meaning in English
- a memory, something that one remembers
- the act of remembering
- a reminder, something that reminds one about something
- a souvenir, a keepsake
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