De or het confrontatie?

The correct Dutch article is:

de confrontatie

  • English: confrontation
  • Plural: de confrontaties
  • Diminutive: het confrontatietje
Rule Words ending in -tie and -sie: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) 1. aanvaring met andere persoon of zware problemen tussen groepen 2. blootstelling aan (onaangename) feiten en/of problemen

How to use confrontatie

the confrontationde confrontatie
this confrontationdeze confrontatie
that confrontationdie confrontatie
our confrontationonze confrontatie
your confrontationjouw confrontatie
every confrontationelke confrontatie
which confrontation?welke confrontatie?
a big confrontation / the big confrontationeen grote confrontatie, de grote confrontatie
the confrontation (plural)de confrontaties, deze confrontaties

Example sentences with confrontatie

  • Dit zou de confrontatie van de eeuw kunnen zijn. “This could be the showdown of the century.”

Dutch words ending in confrontatie

osloconfrontatie | fotoconfrontatie

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

Dutch words starting with confrontatie

confrontatiekoers | confrontatiemodel | confrontatiepolitiek

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