De or het vergelding?

The correct Dutch article is:

de vergelding

  • English: retribution, retaliation
  • Plural: de vergeldingen
  • Diminutive: het vergeldinkje
Rule Words ending in -ing: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) wraak, revanche

How to use vergelding

the retributionde vergelding
this retributiondeze vergelding
that retributiondie vergelding
our retributiononze vergelding
your retributionjouw vergelding
every retributionelke vergelding
which retribution?welke vergelding?
a big retribution / the big retributioneen grote vergelding, de grote vergelding
the retribution (plural)de vergeldingen, deze vergeldingen

Example sentences with vergelding

  • Het leven is rijk aan offers en arm aan vergeldingen. “Life is rich in sacrifices and poor in retributions.”

Dutch words ending in vergelding

wedervergelding

In compound words, the last part decides the article. See the rule

Dutch words starting with vergelding

vergeldingsaanval | vergeldingsactie | vergeldingsmaatregel

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