De or het medium?
het medium
something of medium size
/ˈmidiʏm/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het medium
- Plural (meervoud)
- de mediums, de media
- Diminutive
- het mediumpje
Why het?
- Nouns ending in -isme, -ment, -um and -sel usually take het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de mediums whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het mediumpje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit medium | deze mediums |
| that, those | dat medium | die mediums |
| which (the … that) | het medium dat … | de mediums die … |
| our | ons medium | onze mediums |
Meaning in English
- something of medium size
- means, system or instrument for fulfilling an end
- medium which a wave or force traverses
- middle voice
- means of communication, media outlet
- data medium, something that contains data
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