De or het tegenstelling?

The correct Dutch article is:

de tegenstelling

  • English: antithesis, contrast, in contrast to
  • Plural: de tegenstellingen
Rule Words ending in -ing: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) het tegenovergestelde

How to use tegenstelling

the antithesisde tegenstelling
this antithesisdeze tegenstelling
that antithesisdie tegenstelling
our antithesisonze tegenstelling
your antithesisjouw tegenstelling
every antithesiselke tegenstelling
which antithesis?welke tegenstelling?
a big antithesis / the big antithesiseen grote tegenstelling, de grote tegenstelling
the antithesis (plural)de tegenstellingen, deze tegenstellingen

Example sentences with tegenstelling

  • Albanezen zijn vreedzaam, in tegenstelling tot Serviërs. “Albanians are peaceful, unlike Serbs.”
  • In tegenstelling tot Serviërs zijn Albaniërs vreedzaam. “Albanians are peaceful, unlike Serbs.”
  • Tom is niet fotogeniek in tegenstelling tot Maria. “Tom isn't photogenic, but Mary is.”

Dutch words ending in tegenstelling

belangentegenstelling | zwart-wittegenstelling | hoofdtegenstelling | stammentegenstelling | schijntegenstelling

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).