De or het sjiva?

The correct Dutch article is:

de sjiva

  • English: shiva
  • Plural: de sjivot
Meaning (Dutch) (Jiddisch-Hebreeuws) rouwperiode van zeven dagen na de begrafenis van een familielid

How to use sjiva

the shivade sjiva
this shivadeze sjiva
that shivadie sjiva
our shivaonze sjiva
your shivajouw sjiva
every shivaelke sjiva
which shiva?welke sjiva?
a big shiva / the big shivaeen grote sjiva, de grote sjiva
the shiva (plural)de sjivot, deze sjivot

Dutch words ending in sjiva

jesjiva

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).