De or het uitdaging?
de uitdaging
challenge (something challenging)
/ˈœy̯tˌdaː.ɣɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de uitdaging
- Plural (meervoud)
- de uitdagingen
- Diminutive
- het uitdaginkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de uitdagingen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het uitdaginkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze uitdaging | deze uitdagingen |
| that, those | die uitdaging | die uitdagingen |
| which (the … that) | de uitdaging die … | de uitdagingen die … |
| our | onze uitdaging | onze uitdagingen |
Meaning in English
- challenge (something challenging)
- challenge (act of challenging someone)
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