De or het overheid?
de overheid
the government, the authorities (the state and its administration
Forms
- Singular
- de overheid
- Plural
- de overheden
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de overheden whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze overheid | deze overheden |
| that, those | die overheid | die overheden |
| which (the … that) | de overheid die … | de overheden die … |
| our | onze overheid | onze overheden |
Meaning in English
- the government, the authorities (the state and its administration; governmental administration in the widest sense)
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