De or het regering?
de regering
governing (act of; ruling a state or similar political entity)
/rəˈɣeː.rɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de regering
- Plural (meervoud)
- de regeringen
- Diminutive
- het regerinkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de regeringen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het regerinkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze regering | deze regeringen |
| that, those | die regering | die regeringen |
| which (the … that) | de regering die … | de regeringen die … |
| our | onze regering | onze regeringen |
Meaning in English
- governing (act of; ruling a state or similar political entity)
- government (a governing council: especially the executive branch of government)
- rule, reign (of a prince etc.)
Remember regering with Spreek
Spreek keeps the Dutch words you meet, article included, reviews them with you and then has you use them in a spoken conversation.
FreeiPhone
(opens in a new tab)