De or het mening?
de mening
an opinion
/ˈmeː.nɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de mening
- Plural (meervoud)
- de meningen
- Diminutive
- het meninkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de meningen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het meninkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze mening | deze meningen |
| that, those | die mening | die meningen |
| which (the … that) | de mening die … | de meningen die … |
| our | onze mening | onze meningen |
Meaning in English
- an opinion
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