deze

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See also: Deze, dézé, and dėžė

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dēse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeːzə/
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  • Hyphenation: de‧ze
  • Rhymes: -eːzə

Determiner

deze m or f or pl (proximal demonstrative, neuter dit)

  1. (singular) this; referring to a thing or a person closer by.
    deze boom ― this tree
    deze vrouw ― this woman
  2. (plural) these; referring to things or people closer by.
    deze vensters ― these windows

Pronoun

deze m or f or pl (proximal demonstrative, neuter dit, personal plural dezen)

  1. (singular) this (one)
    Deze ziet er zo schattig uit!
    This one looks so cute!
  2. (plural) those (ones)
    Deze zijn veel leuker dan die.
    These ones are much nicer than those ones.

Declension

Dutch proximal demonstrative
masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative deze deze dit deze
genitive1 dezes dezer dezes dezer
dative1 dezen dezer dezen dezen
accusative1 dezen deze dit deze
1) Archaic


Descendants

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: disi
  • Javindo: dese
  • Jersey Dutch: dœze
  • Negerhollands: deese, diso
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: disa, dise
  • → Sranan Tongo: disi

See also

Dutch demonstrative determiners
masculine feminine neuter plural
proximal deze deze dit deze
distal die die dat die
possessive diens dier diens dier


Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Determiner

deze

  1. Alternative spelling of dēse
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