De or het ketting?
de ketting
chain (a series of interconnected rings or links)
/ˈkɛ.tɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de ketting
- Plural (meervoud)
- de kettingen
- Diminutive
- het kettinkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de kettingen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het kettinkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze ketting | deze kettingen |
| that, those | die ketting | die kettingen |
| which (the … that) | de ketting die … | de kettingen die … |
| our | onze ketting | onze kettingen |
Meaning in English
- chain (a series of interconnected rings or links)
- necklace
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