De or het weigering?

The correct Dutch article is:

de weigering

  • English: refusal, denial
  • Plural: de weigeringen
  • Diminutive: het weigeringetje
Rule Words ending in -ing: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) het niet voldoen aan een verzoek of opdracht.

How to use weigering

the refusalde weigering
this refusaldeze weigering
that refusaldie weigering
our refusalonze weigering
your refusaljouw weigering
every refusalelke weigering
which refusal?welke weigering?
a big refusal / the big refusaleen grote weigering, de grote weigering
the refusal (plural)de weigeringen, deze weigeringen

Example sentences with weigering

  • Wat was de echte reden voor Toms weigering? “What was the real reason for Tom's refusal?”

Dutch words ending in weigering

werkweigering | dienstweigering | visumweigering | rechtsweigering

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

Dutch words starting with weigering

weigeringsbeschikking

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