De or het vrijheid?
de vrijheid
freedom
/ˈvrɛi̯.ɦɛi̯t/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de vrijheid
- Plural (meervoud)
- de vrijheden
- Diminutive
- het vrijheidje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de vrijheden whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het vrijheidje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze vrijheid | deze vrijheden |
| that, those | die vrijheid | die vrijheden |
| which (the … that) | de vrijheid die … | de vrijheden die … |
| our | onze vrijheid | onze vrijheden |
Meaning in English
- freedom
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