De or het instantie?
de instantie
authority
/ˌɪnˈstɑn.si/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de instantie
- Plural (meervoud)
- de instanties
- Diminutive
- het instantietje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de instanties whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het instantietje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze instantie | deze instanties |
| that, those | die instantie | die instanties |
| which (the … that) | de instantie die … | de instanties die … |
| our | onze instantie | onze instanties |
Meaning in English
- authority
- agency, bureau
- instance (only in limited contexts)
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