uwe

See also Uwe

Dutch

Etymology

A Dutch contraction of the polite addressing phrase 'U Edele' = 'Your Nobility'. U Edele > (written) UE > Uwe > Uw.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈywə/

Determiner

uwe

1. non-attributive form of uw (English: yours)

   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 uwe. — That car is your one. That car is yours.

   Dat huis is het uwe. — That house is your one. That house is yours.

   Dat is de/het uwe. — That is your one. That is yours.

2. (archaic) inflected form of uw

Declension

Dutch personal pronouns

	subject		object		possessive			reflexive
singular	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	pred.
1st person	ik	'k1	mij	me	mijn	m'n1	mijne	me
2nd person	jij	je	jou	je	jouw	je	jouwe	je
2nd person dialectal	gij	ge	u	–	uw	–	uwe	u
2nd person formal	u	–	u	–	uw	–	uwe	zich
3rd person masculine	hij	ie1	hem	'm1	zijn	z'n1	zijne	zich
3rd person feminine	zij	ze	haar	'r1, d'r1	haar	'r1, d'r1	hare	zich
3rd person neuter	het	't1	het	't1	zijn	z'n1	zijne	zich
plural
1st person	wij	we	ons	–	ons, onze2	–	onze	ons
2nd person	jullie	je	jullie	je	jullie	je	–	je
2nd person dialectal	gij	ge	u	–	uw	–	uwe	u
2nd person formal	u	–	u	–	uw	–	uwe	zich
3rd person	zij	ze	hen3, hun4	ze	hun	–	hunne	zich
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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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch iuwa, from Proto-Germanic *izweraz.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈyːwə/

Determiner

uwe

1. your (plural)
2. your (singular, informal)

Usage notes

See the usage notes for gi.

Descendants

• Dutch: uw