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De or het chemie?

de chemie

chemistry, the branch of natural science studying the composition and

/xeːˈmi/

Article and plural

Singular
de chemie

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de chemie is learned together with the word.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What de changes

Singular
this, thesedeze chemie
that, thosedie chemie
which (the … that)de chemie die …
ouronze chemie

Meaning in English

  1. chemistry, the branch of natural science studying the composition and properties of matter
  2. chemistry, attraction, rapport

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