De or het werking?

The correct Dutch article is:

de werking

  • English: working, functioning
  • Plural: de werkingen
Rule Words ending in -ing: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) 1. manier waarop iets functioneert 2. toestand dat iets functioneert

How to use werking

the workingde werking
this workingdeze werking
that workingdie werking
our workingonze werking
your workingjouw werking
every workingelke werking
which working?welke werking?
a big working / the big workingeen grote werking, de grote werking
the working (plural)de werkingen, deze werkingen

Example sentences with werking

  • De lift is buiten werking. “The elevator is out of order.”
  • De geldautomaat is buiten werking. “The ATM is out of order.”
  • De wet treedt in werking. “The law comes into effect.”

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