De or het gym?
de gym
gym (fitness facility)
/dʒɪm/
Forms
- Singular
- de gym
- Plural
- de gyms
- Diminutive
- het gymmetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de gym is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de gyms whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het gymmetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze gym | deze gyms |
| that, those | die gym | die gyms |
| which (the … that) | de gym die … | de gyms die … |
| our | onze gym | onze gyms |
Meaning in English
- gym (fitness facility)
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