De or het instelling?
de instelling
setting, configuration option
/ˈɪnˌstɛ.lɪŋ/
Forms
- Singular
- de instelling
- Plural
- de instellingen
- Diminutive
- het instellinkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de instellingen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het instellinkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze instelling | deze instellingen |
| that, those | die instelling | die instellingen |
| which (the … that) | de instelling die … | de instellingen die … |
| our | onze instelling | onze instellingen |
Meaning in English
- setting, configuration option
- institution
- attitude
- adjustment
- setting, atmosphere
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