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