De or het peiling?
de peiling
measurement (of depth) by sounding
Article and plural
- Singular
- de peiling
- Plural (meervoud)
- de peilingen
- Diminutive
- het peilinkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de peilingen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het peilinkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze peiling | deze peilingen |
| that, those | die peiling | die peilingen |
| which (the … that) | de peiling die … | de peilingen die … |
| our | onze peiling | onze peilingen |
Meaning in English
- measurement (of depth) by sounding
- bearing
- another test, e.g. by poll
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