De or het straling?

The correct Dutch article is:

de straling

  • English: radiation
  • Plural: de stralingen
  • Diminutive: het stralinkje
Rule Words ending in -ing: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) (natuurkunde) energie in de vorm van elektromagnetische golven of subatomaire deeltjes

How to use straling

the radiationde straling
this radiationdeze straling
that radiationdie straling
our radiationonze straling
your radiationjouw straling
every radiationelke straling
which radiation?welke straling?
a big radiation / the big radiationeen grote straling, de grote straling
the radiation (plural)de stralingen, deze stralingen

Example sentences with straling

  • In de ruimte is veel straling. “Space is full of radiation.”
  • Het kind is aan radioactieve straling blootgesteld. “The infant has been exposed to radioactive rays.”
  • Hawking is vooral bekend vanwege zijn ontdekking dat zwarte gaten straling afgeven. “Dr. Hawking is best known for his discovery that black holes emit radiation.”

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