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De or het mannelijkheid?

de mannelijkheid

manliness, masculinity

/ˈmɑ.nə.ləkˌɦɛi̯t/

Article and plural

Singular
de mannelijkheid

Why de?

  • Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What de changes

Singular
this, thesedeze mannelijkheid
that, thosedie mannelijkheid
which (the … that)de mannelijkheid die …
ouronze mannelijkheid

Meaning in English

  1. manliness, masculinity
  2. maleness
  3. facial hair

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