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