De or het gang?
de gang
hallway, corridor
/ˈɣɑŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de gang
- Plural (meervoud)
- de gangen
- Diminutive
- het gangetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de gang is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de gangen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het gangetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze gang | deze gangen |
| that, those | die gang | die gangen |
| which (the … that) | de gang die … | de gangen die … |
| our | onze gang | onze gangen |
Meaning in English
- hallway, corridor
- passageway, alley
- gait, walk (person's manner of walking or stepping)
- course (meal)
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