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De or het melding?

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de melding

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/ˈmɛl.dɪŋ/

Forms

Singular
de melding
Plural
de meldingen
Diminutive
het meldinkje

Why de?

  • Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de meldingen whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het meldinkje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

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