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De or het zwaartekracht?

de zwaartekracht

force of gravity: gravitation

/ˈzʋaːr.təˌkrɑxt/

Article and plural

Singular
de zwaartekracht

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de zwaartekracht is learned together with the word.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What de changes

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

Meaning in English

  1. force of gravity: gravitation

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