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