De or het oefening?
de oefening
practice
/ˈufənɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de oefening
- Plural (meervoud)
- de oefeningen
- Diminutive
- het oefeninkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de oefeningen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het oefeninkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze oefening | deze oefeningen |
| that, those | die oefening | die oefeningen |
| which (the … that) | de oefening die … | de oefeningen die … |
| our | onze oefening | onze oefeningen |
Meaning in English
- practice
- exercise (activity or problem to train a skill, e.g. exercises in educational material)
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