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