De or het oefening?

The correct Dutch article is:

de oefening

  • English: exercise
  • Plural: de oefeningen
  • Diminutive: het oefeningetje
Rule Words ending in -ing: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) activiteit die erop gericht is om een vaardigheid te leren of te verbeteren

How to use oefening

the exercisede oefening
this exercisedeze oefening
that exercisedie oefening
our exerciseonze oefening
your exercisejouw oefening
every exerciseelke oefening
which exercise?welke oefening?
a big exercise / the big exerciseeen grote oefening, de grote oefening
the exercise (plural)de oefeningen, deze oefeningen

Example sentences with oefening

  • Zijn deze oefeningen moeilijk? “Are these exercises difficult?”
  • Jullie zullen de oefening afmaken. “You will finish the assignment.”
  • Ik kan de oefening wel gebruiken. “I could use the practice.”

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