De or het leiding?
de leiding
lead (act of leading), control
/ˈlɛi̯.dɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de leiding
- Plural (meervoud)
- de leidingen
- Diminutive
- het leidinkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de leidingen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het leidinkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze leiding | deze leidingen |
| that, those | die leiding | die leidingen |
| which (the … that) | de leiding die … | de leidingen die … |
| our | onze leiding | onze leidingen |
Meaning in English
- lead (act of leading), control
- leadership, direction
- pipe, pipeline
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