De or het bekwaamheid?

The correct Dutch article is:

de bekwaamheid

  • English: competence
  • Plural: de bekwaamheden
Rule Words ending in -heid: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) competentie.

How to use bekwaamheid

the competencede bekwaamheid
this competencedeze bekwaamheid
that competencedie bekwaamheid
our competenceonze bekwaamheid
your competencejouw bekwaamheid
every competenceelke bekwaamheid
which competence?welke bekwaamheid?
a big competence / the big competenceeen grote bekwaamheid, de grote bekwaamheid
the competence (plural)de bekwaamheden, deze bekwaamheden

Example sentences with bekwaamheid

  • Ik heb zijn bekwaamheid in het lezen en begrijpen van complexe teksten altijd bewonderd. “I always admired his ability to read and understand complex texts.”
  • Zijn muzikale bekwaamheid werd bevorderd in Wenen. “His musical ability was fostered in Vienna.”

Dutch words ending in bekwaamheid

vakbekwaamheid | onbekwaamheid | werkonbekwaamheid | handelingsonbekwaamheid | wilsbekwaamheid | beroepsbekwaamheid

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

Dutch words starting with bekwaamheid

bekwaamheidsattest

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