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De or het woning?

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de woning

house, abode, residence, dwelling

/ˈʋoː.nɪŋ/

Forms

Singular
de woning
Plural
de woningen
Diminutive
het woninkje

Why de?

  • Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de woningen whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het woninkje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. house, abode, residence, dwelling

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