De or het maling?

The correct Dutch article is:

de maling

  • English: grinding, pull one's leg
  • Plural: de malingen
Rule Words ending in -ing: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) 1. de wijze waarop of de mate waarin iets gemalen wordt of is 2. in de ~ nemen: een grap met iemand uithalen

How to use maling

the grindingde maling
this grindingdeze maling
that grindingdie maling
our grindingonze maling
your grindingjouw maling
every grindingelke maling
which grinding?welke maling?
a big grinding / the big grindingeen grote maling, de grote maling
the grinding (plural)de malingen, deze malingen

Example sentences with maling

  • Nemen jullie me in de maling? “Are you joshin' me?”
  • Je neemt me in de maling. “You're pulling my leg.”
  • Laat je niet in de maling nemen. “Don't be deceived.”

Dutch words ending in maling

bemaling | bronbemaling | vermaling

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).