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De or het uitkering?

← Dutch words

de uitkering

benefit, subsidy

/ˈœy̯tˌkeːrɪŋ/

Forms

Singular
de uitkering
Plural
de uitkeringen
Diminutive
het uitkerinkje

Why de?

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

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. benefit, subsidy
  2. social security
  3. payment

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