De or het delving?

The correct Dutch article is:

de delving

  • Plural: de delvingen
  • Diminutive: het delvinkje
Rule Words ending in -ing: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) 1. het delven 2. (verouderd) het graven

How to use delving

the delvingde delving
this delvingdeze delving
that delvingdie delving
our delvingonze delving
your delvingjouw delving
every delvingelke delving
which delving?welke delving?
a big delving / the big delvingeen grote delving, de grote delving
the delving (plural)de delvingen, deze delvingen

Example sentences with delving

  • Sommige willen, dat eene delving van 3 ſteken diep altoos genoeg is, hoe de Aarde ook in meerder diepte mogte geſtelt ſyn, dewyl de Wortels der Bomen ſelden dieper in de Aarde gaan...

Dutch words ending in delving

opdelving

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).