der

See also: dër and dêr

Danish

Adverb

der

1. there (in or at that place)

Pronoun

der

1. (relative) who, which, that

Usage notes

• Only used when the relative pronoun is subject
• Som can be used for all positions (including subject)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

stressed

• IPA^(key): /dɛr/

unstressed

• IPA^(key): /dər/

Etymology 1

Unstressed form of daar (“there”). From Old Dutch *thar, from Proto-Germanic *þar.

Adverb

der

1. there

Synonyms

• daar, ginder, ginds

Antonyms

• hier, her

Etymology 2

Article

der

1. (dated) genitive singular feminine form of de; of the.

   geschiedenis der Nederlandsche taal — history of the Dutch language

2. (dated) genitive plural of de; of the.

   het koninkrijk der Nederlanden

Declension

Dutch definite article
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	de	de	het	de
Genitive	des	der	des	der
Dative	den	de	den	den
Accusative	den	de	het	de

Usage notes

Only the nominative forms are common in modern usage. Accusative and dative forms are archaic and limited to fixed expressions, as are the singular genitive forms. The plural genitive (der) is unfrequent, but still productive to some extent in written style.

Anagrams

• red

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French

Noun

der f (plural ders)

1. last

   la der des ders - the war that ends all wars (referring to the First World War; literally means the last of the lasts or the very last one)

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Galician

Verb

der

1. first-person singular future subjunctive of dar
2. third-person singular future subjunctive of dar

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German

Etymology

From Old High German ther, der, replacing the original masculine and feminine nominative forms from Proto-Germanic *sa, by analogy with the adjective inflection. Compare also Old Dutch thie where the same process occurred.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deːɐ̯/ (stressed)
• IPA^(key): /dɛɐ̯/, /dɐ/ (unstressed)

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• Rhymes: -eːɐ̯

Article

der (definite)

1. the; definite article for several declensions:
   • Nominitive singular masculine
   • Genitive singular feminine
   • Dative singular feminine
   • Genitive plural for all genders.

Declension

German definite articles
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	der	die	das	die
Genitive	des	der	des	der
Dative	dem	der	dem	den
Accusative	den	die	das	die

Pronoun

der m (singular, relative)

1. who; that; which

   Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. — “I know a man who can do that.”

Usage notes

In a subordinate clause, indicates a person or thing referenced in the main clause. Used with masculine singular referents.

Declension

Declension of der
	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	der	die	das	die
genitive	dessen	deren	dessen	deren
dative	dem	der	dem	denen
accusative	den	die	das	die

Pronoun

der (demonstrative)

1. (attributive, stressed) that

   Der Mann war es! — “It was that man!”

2. (indicative) him, he

   Der hat es getan! — “It was him who did it!”

3. (differential) the one, him

   Der mit dem Mantel — “The one with the coat”

Declension

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	der	die	das	die
genitive	dessen	deren derer	dessen	deren derer
dative	dem	der	dem	denen
accusative	den	die	das	die

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Latin

Verb

der

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of dō

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Limburgish

Adverb

der

1. there

Synonyms

• dao

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Lojban

Rafsi

der

1. rafsi of dertu.

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Luxembourgish

Determiner

der f

1. unstressed form of där

Declension

Luxembourgish definite articles
	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nom./acc.	deen (den)	déi (d')	dat (d')	déi (d')
dative	deem (dem)	där (der)	deem (dem)	deen (den)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þar.

Adverb

der

1. there

References

• “der” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þar.

Adverb

der

1. there

References

• “der” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Adverb

der

1. Obsolete spelling of där.

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Turkish

Verb

der

1. third-person singular present simple indicative positive of demek

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West Frisian

Pronoun

der

1. there (used with wêze and some other verbs)
   • Der binne trije Fryske talen -- There are three Frisian languages.