De or het belemmering?

The correct Dutch article is:

de belemmering

  • English: handicap, hindrance, impediment
  • Plural: de belemmeringen
  • Diminutive: het belemmeringetje
Rule Words ending in -ing: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) wat hinder en oponthoud veroorzaakt

How to use belemmering

the handicapde belemmering
this handicapdeze belemmering
that handicapdie belemmering
our handicaponze belemmering
your handicapjouw belemmering
every handicapelke belemmering
which handicap?welke belemmering?
a big handicap / the big handicapeen grote belemmering, de grote belemmering
the handicap (plural)de belemmeringen, deze belemmeringen

Example sentences with belemmering

  • Hij werd beschuldigd van belemmering van de rechtsgang. “He was accused of obstruction of justice.”
  • Je staat onder arrest wegens belemmering van de rechtsgang. “You're under arrest for obstructing justice.”

Dutch words ending in belemmering

handelsbelemmering

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

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