De or het verspilling?

The correct Dutch article is:

de verspilling

  • English: waste
  • Plural: de verspillingen
  • Diminutive: het verspillinkje
Rule Words ending in -ing: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) het teloor laten gaan van iets waardevols door nalatigheid

How to use verspilling

the wastede verspilling
this wastedeze verspilling
that wastedie verspilling
our wasteonze verspilling
your wastejouw verspilling
every wasteelke verspilling
which waste?welke verspilling?
a big waste / the big wasteeen grote verspilling, de grote verspilling
the waste (plural)de verspillingen, deze verspillingen

Example sentences with verspilling

  • Wat een verspilling van energie! “What a waste of energy!”
  • Dit is een verspilling van belastinggeld. “This is a waste of taxpayers' money.”
  • Recyclage vermindert de vervuiling en de verspilling. “Recycling reduces pollution and waste.”

Dutch words ending in verspilling

tijdverspilling | geldverspilling | energieverspilling | voedselverspilling | tijdsverspilling | papierverspilling | waterverspilling

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).