De or het missie?
de missie
mission, task
/ˈmɪ.si/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de missie
- Plural (meervoud)
- de missies
- Diminutive
- het missietje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de missies whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het missietje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze missie | deze missies |
| that, those | die missie | die missies |
| which (the … that) | de missie die … | de missies die … |
| our | onze missie | onze missies |
Meaning in English
- mission, task
- mission (proselytisation)
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