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