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De or het volksgezondheid?

de volksgezondheid

public health

/ˌvɔlks.xəˈzɔnt.ɦɛi̯t/

Article and plural

Singular
de volksgezondheid

Why de?

  • Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What de changes

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

Meaning in English

  1. public health
  2. department of health

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