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De or het gym?

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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

Meaning in English

  1. gym (fitness facility)

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