De or het occupatie?

The correct Dutch article is:

de occupatie

  • Plural: de occupaties
Rule Words ending in -tie and -sie: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) 1. bezigheid 2. bezetting, inbezitneming

How to use occupatie

the occupatiede occupatie
this occupatiedeze occupatie
that occupatiedie occupatie
our occupatieonze occupatie
your occupatiejouw occupatie
every occupatieelke occupatie
which occupatie?welke occupatie?
a big occupatie / the big occupatieeen grote occupatie, de grote occupatie
the occupatie (plural)de occupaties, deze occupaties

Dutch words ending in occupatie

preoccupatie

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).