De or het marteling?
de marteling
torture (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
/ˈmɑr.tə.lɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de marteling
- Plural (meervoud)
- de martelingen
- Diminutive
- het martelinkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de martelingen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het martelinkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze marteling | deze martelingen |
| that, those | die marteling | die martelingen |
| which (the … that) | de marteling die … | de martelingen die … |
| our | onze marteling | onze martelingen |
Meaning in English
- torture (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)
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