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De or het zelfbeheersing?

de zelfbeheersing

self-control, restraint, composure

/ˈzɛlf.bəˌɦeːr.sɪŋ/

Article and plural

Singular
de zelfbeheersing

Why de?

  • Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What de changes

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

Meaning in English

  1. self-control, restraint, composure

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