De or het stilstand?
de stilstand
standstill, stop, stoppage, cessation
/ˈstɪl.stɑnt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de stilstand
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de stilstand is learned together with the word.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | deze stilstand |
| that, those | die stilstand |
| which (the … that) | de stilstand die … |
| our | onze stilstand |
Meaning in English
- standstill, stop, stoppage, cessation
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