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