De or het verbazing?

The correct Dutch article is:

de verbazing

  • English: surprise, amezement
Rule Words ending in -ing: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) (psychologie) grote verwondering

How to use verbazing

the surprisede verbazing
this surprisedeze verbazing
that surprisedie verbazing
our surpriseonze verbazing
your surprisejouw verbazing
every surpriseelke verbazing
which surprise?welke verbazing?
a big surprise / the big surpriseeen grote verbazing, de grote verbazing

Example sentences with verbazing

  • Tot mijn verbazing waren de deuren open. “To my surprise, the door was open.”
  • Ik kwam er tot mijn verbazing achter dat ze dood was. “I found, to my surprise, that she was dead.”
  • Ze keek met verbazing toe. “She looked in amazement.”

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