De or het ruimte?
de ruimte
space, room (for a physical object to occupy)
/ˈrœy̯mtə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de ruimte
- Plural (meervoud)
- de ruimtes
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de ruimte is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de ruimtes whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze ruimte | deze ruimtes |
| that, those | die ruimte | die ruimtes |
| which (the … that) | de ruimte die … | de ruimtes die … |
| our | onze ruimte | onze ruimtes |
Meaning in English
- space, room (for a physical object to occupy)
- room (in a building)
- space, outer space
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