De or het wassing?

The correct Dutch article is:

de wassing

  • English: ablution
  • Plural: de wassingen
Rule Words ending in -ing: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) het wassen

How to use wassing

the ablutionde wassing
this ablutiondeze wassing
that ablutiondie wassing
our ablutiononze wassing
your ablutionjouw wassing
every ablutionelke wassing
which ablution?welke wassing?
a big ablution / the big ablutioneen grote wassing, de grote wassing
the ablution (plural)de wassingen, deze wassingen

Example sentences with wassing

  • Sami verrichtte de wassing. “Sami performed ablution.”
  • Sami deed de wassing voor het avondgebed. “Sami performed ablution for the evening prayer.”

Dutch words ending in wassing

bewassing | afwassing | bolwassing | oorwassing | gezichtswassing | voetwassing | hoofdwassing | handwassing | haarwassing

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).