De or het reactie?
de reactie
reaction (action in response to an event)
/reːˈjɑksi/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de reactie
- Plural (meervoud)
- de reacties
- Diminutive
- het reactietje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de reacties whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het reactietje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze reactie | deze reacties |
| that, those | die reactie | die reacties |
| which (the … that) | de reactie die … | de reacties die … |
| our | onze reactie | onze reacties |
Meaning in English
- reaction (action in response to an event)
- reply, response, feedback (verbal or written answer to a communication)
- political reaction (reactionaries collectively)
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