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Ce gymnase est pour les étudiants.

Ce gymnase est pour les étudiants.
This gym is for the students.
From Lesson 32:The preposition to/at (à, au, aux)·French

Questions & Answers about Ce gymnase est pour les étudiants.

Since this lesson is about 'aux', why don't we use it here instead of 'pour les'?
Aux is a contraction of à (to/at) and les (the plural "the"). While à can occasionally mean "for" in a few set phrases, the direct and most common translation for "for" is the preposition pour. French does not mash pour and les together into a single word, so they stay separate as pour les étudiants.
Why is it 'ce gymnase' and not 'cet gymnase'?
Gymnase is a masculine noun, so we use the standard masculine word for "this": ce. You only use cet if a masculine noun begins with a vowel or a silent 'h' (like cet ami). If the noun were feminine, you would use cette.
Do I pronounce the 's' at the end of 'les' in this sentence?
Yes, you do! Because les ends in a consonant and étudiants starts with a vowel, you must make a connection called a liaison. The usually silent 's' on les wakes up and makes a "z" sound that hooks right onto the next word. It sounds like "lay-zay-too-dee-ahn".
Does 'gymnase' mean a fitness center where I go to lift weights?
Not exactly! A gymnase usually refers to an indoor sports hall with a hard floor, like a high school gymnasium where you might play basketball or volleyball. If you are talking about a commercial gym or fitness center with treadmills and weights, French people say une salle de sport.

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