de of het doorzettingsvermogen?
het doorzettingsvermogen
perseverance
noun · /ˈdoːr.zɛ.tɪŋs.vərˌmoː.ɣə(n)/
It is “het doorzettingsvermogen”.
Pronunciation, example sentences and the rest of the entry: doorzettingsvermogen
Forms
- Article
- het doorzettingsvermogen
- Also means
- determination, tenacity
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
Haar doorzettingsvermogen is grenzeloos.
Her perseverance knows no bounds.
Hij heeft veel doorzettingsvermogen.
He has a lot of perseverance.
Doorzettingsvermogen is cruciaal voor succes.
Perseverance is crucial for success.
Why this article
No rule predicts it
This one has to be memorised. No spelling pattern marks it as neuter, which is exactly why it is worth learning as “het doorzettingsvermogen” rather than as “doorzettingsvermogen” on its own.
The rules that do work
- • Every plural takes “de”, without exception.
- • Every diminutive ending in -je takes “het”, without exception.
- • Nouns ending in -ing, -heid, -tie, -teit or -schap take “de”.
- • Roughly two thirds of all nouns take “de”, so it is the better guess.
Other nouns whose article has to be memorised
Stop guessing de and het
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