De or het kwestie?
de kwestie
question, matter (a topic under discussion)
/ˈkʋɛs.ti/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de kwestie
- Plural (meervoud)
- de kwesties
- Diminutive
- het kwestietje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de kwesties whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het kwestietje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze kwestie | deze kwesties |
| that, those | die kwestie | die kwesties |
| which (the … that) | de kwestie die … | de kwesties die … |
| our | onze kwestie | onze kwesties |
Meaning in English
- question, matter (a topic under discussion)
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