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De or het potentie?

de potentie

potency, strength

/ˌpoːˈtɛn.si/

Article and plural

Singular
de potentie

Why de?

  • Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What de changes

Singular
this, thesedeze potentie
that, thosedie potentie
which (the … that)de potentie die …
ouronze potentie

Meaning in English

  1. potency, strength
  2. potential, unrealised ability
  3. capability of procreation
  4. power, might, capability

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