De or het melding?
de melding
a report, notification, message, notice
/ˈmɛl.dɪŋ/
Forms
- Singular
- de melding
- Plural
- de meldingen
- Diminutive
- het meldinkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de meldingen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het meldinkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze melding | deze meldingen |
| that, those | die melding | die meldingen |
| which (the … that) | de melding die … | de meldingen die … |
| our | onze melding | onze meldingen |
Meaning in English
- a report, notification, message, notice
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