Word
ジム で 運動します。jimu de undoushimasu.
Meaning
I exercise at the gym.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about jimu de undoushimasu.
How is ジムで運動します pronounced?
It’s pronounced roughly:
jimu de undō shimasu
A natural English-style guide would be:
- ジム = jee-moo
- で = deh
- 運動します = oon-doh shi-mahss
A few notes:
- ジム is written in katakana because it is a loanword from English gym.
- The う in どう helps make the o sound long: dō.
- します is polite, so the whole sentence sounds neutral-polite.
What does the particle で mean here?
In this sentence, で marks the place where an action happens.
So:
- ジムで = at the gym
- 運動します = exercise
Put together:
- ジムで運動します = (I) exercise at the gym
This is one of the most common uses of で.
Compare:
- 学校で勉強します = study at school
- 家で食べます = eat at home
- 公園で走ります = run in/at the park