De or het zelfverdediging?

The correct Dutch article is:

de zelfverdediging

  • English: self-defense, private defense
  • Plural: de zelfverdedigingen
  • Diminutive: het zelfverdedigingetje
Rule Words ending in -ing: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) 1. verdediging van zichzelf 2. (juridisch) noodweer

How to use zelfverdediging

the self-defensede zelfverdediging
this self-defensedeze zelfverdediging
that self-defensedie zelfverdediging
our self-defenseonze zelfverdediging
your self-defensejouw zelfverdediging
every self-defenseelke zelfverdediging
which self-defense?welke zelfverdediging?
a big self-defense / the big self-defenseeen grote zelfverdediging, de grote zelfverdediging
the self-defense (plural)de zelfverdedigingen, deze zelfverdedigingen

Example sentences with zelfverdediging

  • Tom beweert dat hij Maria uit zelfverdediging heeft neergeschoten. “Tom claims he shot Mary in self-defense.”

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