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Is it de or het gevangenis?

de gevangenis

de-word

jail, prison

/də ɣəˈvɑŋənɪs/

Plural

de gevangenissen

Why de

This one you just learn — no rule points to de here.

In a sentence

Hij zat twee jaar in de gevangenis.

He was in jail for two years.

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