De or het contaminatie?

The correct Dutch article is:

de contaminatie

  • English: contamination
  • Plural: de contaminaties
Rule Words ending in -tie and -sie: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) 1. (medisch) verontreiniging of besmetting met chemische stof of bacterie 2. (taalkunde) onjuiste samenvoeging van twee woorden

How to use contaminatie

the contaminationde contaminatie
this contaminationdeze contaminatie
that contaminationdie contaminatie
our contaminationonze contaminatie
your contaminationjouw contaminatie
every contaminationelke contaminatie
which contamination?welke contaminatie?
a big contamination / the big contaminationeen grote contaminatie, de grote contaminatie
the contamination (plural)de contaminaties, deze contaminaties

Dutch words ending in contaminatie

decontaminatie

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).