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