De or het overwinning?
de overwinning
victory, triumph
/ˌoːvərˈʋɪnɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de overwinning
- Plural (meervoud)
- de overwinningen
- Diminutive
- het overwinningetje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de overwinningen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het overwinningetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze overwinning | deze overwinningen |
| that, those | die overwinning | die overwinningen |
| which (the … that) | de overwinning die … | de overwinningen die … |
| our | onze overwinning | onze overwinningen |
Meaning in English
- victory, triumph
- individual win, as in a contest
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