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