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