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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch sijns.
Pronunciation
Determiner
zijns
- (archaic) (archaic) genitive masculine/neuter of zijn: of his
- Coordinate term: (feminine and plural) zijner
- zijns vaders huis ― his father’s house
- het huis zijns vaders ― the house of his father
Pronoun
zijns
- (archaic) (archaic) genitive of hij: of him
- Synonym: (interchangeable) zijner
Ik ben zijns niet waard.- I’m not worthy of him.
Declension
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subject
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object
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possessive
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reflexive
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genitive5
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| singular
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full
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unstr.
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full
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unstr.
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full
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unstr.
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pred.
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| 1st person
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ik
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'k1
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mij
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me
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mijn
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m'n1
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mijne
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me
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mijner, mijns
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| 2nd person
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jij
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je
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jou
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je
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jouw
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je
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jouwe
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je
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jouwer, jouws
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| 2nd person archaic or regiolectal
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gij
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ge
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u
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–
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uw
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–
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uwe
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u
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uwer, uws
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| 2nd person formal
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u
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–
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u
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–
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uw
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–
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uwe
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zich
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uwer, uws
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| 3rd person masculine
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hij
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ie1
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hem
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'm1
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zijn
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z'n1
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zijne
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zich
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zijner, zijns
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| 3rd person feminine
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zij
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ze
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haar
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h'r1, 'r1, d'r1
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haar
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h'r1, 'r1, d'r1
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hare
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zich
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harer, haars
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| 3rd person neuter
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het
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't1
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het
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't1
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zijn
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z'n1
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zijne
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zich
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zijner, zijns
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| plural
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| 1st person
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wij
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we
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ons
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–
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ons, onze2
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–
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onze
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ons
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onzer, onzes
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| 2nd person
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jullie
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je
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jullie
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je
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jullie
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je
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–
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je
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–
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| 2nd person archaic or regiolectal6
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gij
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ge
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u
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–
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uw
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–
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uwe
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u
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uwer, uws
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| 2nd person formal
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u
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–
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u
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–
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uw
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–
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uwe
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zich
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uwer, uws
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| 3rd person
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zij
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ze
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hen3, hun4
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ze
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hun
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–
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hunne
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zich
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hunner, huns
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1) Not as common in written language.
2) Inflected as an adjective.
3) In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative).
4) In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative).
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5) Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions.
6) To differentiate from the singular gij, gelle (object form elle) and variants are commonly used colloquially in Belgium. Archaic forms are gijlieden and gijlui ("you people").
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