De or het ding?

The correct Dutch article is:

het ding

  • English: thing
  • Plural: de dingen
  • Diminutive: het dingetje
Meaning (Dutch) 1. voorwerp dat geen dier of mens is 2. (informeel) persoon, slechts gezien als iemand die lichamelijk aantrekkelijk is

How to use ding

the thinghet ding
this thingdit ding
that thingdat ding
our thingons ding
your thingjouw ding
every thingelk ding
which thing?welk ding?
a big thing / the big thingeen groot ding, het grote ding
the thing (plural)de dingen, deze dingen

Example sentences with ding

  • Zingen is haar ding. “Singing is her thing.”
  • Zingen is zijn ding. “Singing is his thing.”
  • Gooi dat ding weg. “Just get rid of it.”

Dutch words ending in ding

dading | fading | allemansgading | bekading | omkading | lading | belading | overbelading | aflading | vliegtuiglading | springlading | trucklading | deklading | atoomlading | wagenlading | ionenlading | inlading | treinlading | wagonlading | kernlading | oplading | verlading | overlading | retourlading

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

Dutch words starting with ding

dingdong | dinges | dinghy | dingo | dingtaal

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