De or het afpersing?

The correct Dutch article is:

de afpersing

  • English: blackmail
  • Plural: de afpersingen
  • Diminutive: het afpersinkje
Rule Words ending in -ing: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) (misdaad) mensen onder voor de buitenwereld onzichtbare bedreiging zaken tegen hun wil laten doen

How to use afpersing

the blackmailde afpersing
this blackmaildeze afpersing
that blackmaildie afpersing
our blackmailonze afpersing
your blackmailjouw afpersing
every blackmailelke afpersing
which blackmail?welke afpersing?
a big blackmail / the big blackmaileen grote afpersing, de grote afpersing
the blackmail (plural)de afpersingen, deze afpersingen

Dutch words ending in afpersing

geldafpersing

In compound words, the last part decides the article. See the rule

Dutch words starting with afpersing

afpersingsbrief | afpersingspraktijk | afpersingspraktijken | afpersingszaak

Meaning, plural, diminutive, pronunciation and translations: WikiWoordenboek (Dutch Wiktionary) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).