zijne

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sine. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛi̯.nə/
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  • Hyphenation: zij‧ne
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯nə

Determiner

zijne

  1. non-attributive form of zijn (English: his)
    Normally used in conjunction with the definite article de or het, depending on the gender of what is being referred to.
    Die auto is de zijne. ― That car is his one. or That car is his.
    Dat huis is het zijne. ― That house is his one. or That house is his.
    Dat is de/het zijne. ― That is his one. or That is his.
  2. (archaic or dialectal) Inflected form of zijn
    Used for plurals in archaic literary style.
    Dat zijn zijne vrienden. (contemporary Dutch: Dat zijn zijn vrienden.) ― These are his friends.
    Used for masculine singulars in Flemish and Brabantian dialects.
    Dat is zijne stoel. (standard Dutch: Dat is zijn stoel.) ― That's his chair.

Inflection
Dutch personal pronouns
subject object possessive reflexive genitive5
singular full unstr. full unstr. full unstr. pred.
1st person ik 'k1 mij me mijn m'n1 mijne me mijner, mijns
2nd person jij je jou je jouw je jouwe je jouwer, jouws
2nd person archaic or regiolectal gij ge u – uw – uwe u uwer, uws
2nd person formal u – u – uw – uwe zich uwer, uws
3rd person masculine hij ie1 hem 'm1 zijn z'n1 zijne zich zijner, zijns
3rd person feminine zij ze haar h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 haar h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 hare zich harer, haars
3rd person neuter het 't1 het 't1 zijn z'n1 zijne zich zijner, zijns
plural
1st person wij we ons – ons, onze2 – onze ons onzer, onzes
2nd person jullie je jullie je jullie je – je –
2nd person archaic or regiolectal6 gij ge u – uw – uwe u uwer, uws
2nd person formal u – u – uw – uwe zich uwer, uws
3rd person zij ze hen3, hun4 ze hun – hunne zich hunner, huns
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).		 5) Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions.
6) To differentiate from the singular gij, and in a similar vein to "you lot" or "you guys" in English, it is common to use gijlui ("you people") or gijlieden ("you people") or one of their contracted variants, and their corresponding objects, possessives and reflexives, in the plural.

Derived terms
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