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