De or het ontvoering?
de ontvoering
kidnapping, abduction (act of carrying off of a human being)
/ˌɔntˈvu.rɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de ontvoering
- Plural (meervoud)
- de ontvoeringen
- Diminutive
- het ontvoerinkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de ontvoeringen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het ontvoerinkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze ontvoering | deze ontvoeringen |
| that, those | die ontvoering | die ontvoeringen |
| which (the … that) | de ontvoering die … | de ontvoeringen die … |
| our | onze ontvoering | onze ontvoeringen |
Meaning in English
- kidnapping, abduction (act of carrying off of a human being)
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