De or het mensheid?
de mensheid
humanity, mankind (totality of humans, all members of the genus Homo)
/ˈmɛns.ɦɛi̯t/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de mensheid
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
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | deze mensheid |
| that, those | die mensheid |
| which (the … that) | de mensheid die … |
| our | onze mensheid |
Meaning in English
- humanity, mankind (totality of humans, all members of the genus Homo)
- humanity, human nature, the state of being human
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