De or het wending?

The correct Dutch article is:

de wending

  • English: turn
  • Plural: de wendingen
  • Diminutive: het wendinkje
Rule Words ending in -ing: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) verandering, ommekeer

How to use wending

the turnde wending
this turndeze wending
that turndie wending
our turnonze wending
your turnjouw wending
every turnelke wending
which turn?welke wending?
a big turn / the big turneen grote wending, de grote wending
the turn (plural)de wendingen, deze wendingen

Example sentences with wending

  • Deze wending heb ik niet voorzien. “I didn't foresee this turn of events.”

Dutch words ending in wending

toewending | carrièrewending | afwending | meerslagwending | verhaalwending | aanwending | geweldsaanwending | voorwending | zinswending | koerswending | plotwending | vrouwending

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).