De or het centrum?
het centrum
city center, town center
/ˈsɛn.trʏm/
Forms
- Singular
- het centrum
- Plural
- de centra
- Diminutive
- het centrumpje
Why het?
- Nouns ending in -isme, -ment, -um and -sel usually take het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de centra whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het centrumpje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit centrum | deze centra |
| that, those | dat centrum | die centra |
| which (the … that) | het centrum dat … | de centra die … |
| our | ons centrum | onze centra |
Meaning in English
- city center, town center
- the center, middle of focal part (e.g. of activity)
- center (UK)
- a center, centralized facility; also, gathering place
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