De or het ontlasting?
de ontlasting
bowel movement
/ɔntˈmɑs.tɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de ontlasting
- Diminutive
- het ontlastinkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every diminutive takes het: het ontlastinkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | deze ontlasting |
| that, those | die ontlasting |
| which (the … that) | de ontlasting die … |
| our | onze ontlasting |
Meaning in English
- bowel movement
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