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De or het verblijfsvergunning?

de verblijfsvergunning

residence permit; authorization to reside in a country

/vərˈblɛi̯fs.vərˌɣʏ.nɪŋ/

Forms

Singular
de verblijfsvergunning
Plural
de verblijfsvergunningen
Diminutive
het verblijfsvergunninkje

Why de?

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

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. residence permit; authorization to reside in a country

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