De or het mening?

The correct Dutch article is:

de mening

  • English: opinion
  • Plural: de meningen
  • Diminutive: het meninkje
Rule Words ending in -ing: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) oordeel, opinie

How to use mening

the opinionde mening
this opiniondeze mening
that opiniondie mening
our opiniononze mening
your opinionjouw mening
every opinionelke mening
which opinion?welke mening?
a big opinion / the big opinioneen grote mening, de grote mening
the opinion (plural)de meningen, deze meningen

Example sentences with mening

  • Zijn mening is waardeloos. “His opinion is worthless.”
  • Tom respecteert jouw mening. “Tom respects your opinion.”
  • Zijn mening was onbelangrijk. “His opinion was unimportant.”

Dutch words ending in mening

veralgemening | privémening

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

Dutch words starting with mening

meningenpagina | meningitis | meningokok | meningokokkenziekte | meningsuiting | meningsverschil

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