De or het leuning?

The correct Dutch article is:

de leuning

  • Plural: de leuningen
  • Diminutive: het leuninkje
Rule Words ending in -ing: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) 1. iets waartegen men aan kan leunen 2. iets waaraan men zich kan optrekken

How to use leuning

the leuningde leuning
this leuningdeze leuning
that leuningdie leuning
our leuningonze leuning
your leuningjouw leuning
every leuningelke leuning
which leuning?welke leuning?
a big leuning / the big leuningeen grote leuning, de grote leuning
the leuning (plural)de leuningen, deze leuningen

Example sentences with leuning

  • Gebruik de leuning. “Hold the handrail.”

Dutch words ending in leuning

rugleuning | brugleuning | stoelleuning | armleuning | aanleuning | trapleuning | achterleuning

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

Dutch words starting with leuning

leuningstoel | leuningwerk

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