De or het overheid?
de overheid
the government, the authorities (the state and its administration
Article and plural
- Singular
- de overheid
- Plural (meervoud)
- de overheden
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de overheden whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze overheid | deze overheden |
| that, those | die overheid | die overheden |
| which (the … that) | de overheid die … | de overheden die … |
| our | onze overheid | onze overheden |
Meaning in English
- the government, the authorities (the state and its administration; governmental administration in the widest sense)
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