De or het versterking?

The correct Dutch article is:

de versterking

  • English: strengthening, reinforcement, fortification
  • Plural: de versterkingen
  • Diminutive: het versterkinkje
Rule Words ending in -ing: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) 1. het versterken, krachtiger maken 2. extra hulp in probleemsituaties

How to use versterking

the strengtheningde versterking
this strengtheningdeze versterking
that strengtheningdie versterking
our strengtheningonze versterking
your strengtheningjouw versterking
every strengtheningelke versterking
which strengthening?welke versterking?
a big strengthening / the big strengtheningeen grote versterking, de grote versterking
the strengthening (plural)de versterkingen, deze versterkingen

Example sentences with versterking

  • Laat ons versterking vragen. “Let's call for backup.”
  • De politieman riep om versterking. “The police officer called for backup.”
  • Breng versterking. “Bring backup.”

Dutch words ending in versterking

beeldversterking | antenneversterking | dijkversterking | troepenversterking | imagoversterking | structuurversterking | geluidsversterking | hartversterking | politieversterking | draagvlakversterking | spierversterking | kustversterking

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

Dutch words starting with versterking

versterkingsrit

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