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De or het verlichting?

de verlichting

lighting, illumination

/vərˈlɪx.tɪŋ/

Article and plural

Singular
de verlichting

Why de?

  • Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Check the article of another noun

What de changes

Singular
this, thesedeze verlichting
that, thosedie verlichting
which (the … that)de verlichting die …
ouronze verlichting

Meaning in English

  1. lighting, illumination
  2. alleviation, solace

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