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De or het scheiding?

← Dutch words

de scheiding

separation

/ˈsxɛi̯.dɪŋ/

Forms

Singular
de scheiding
Plural
de scheidingen
Diminutive
het scheidinkje

Why de?

  • Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de scheidingen whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het scheidinkje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. separation
  2. a divorce
  3. a parting, a part (hairstyle)

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