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