der

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See also: Der, dér, dêr, dër, -der, and der-

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Nonstandard spelling of there, reflecting any of a variety of accents with th-stopping.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

der (not comparable)

  1. Nonstandard spelling of there.

Interjection[edit]

der

  1. Nonstandard spelling of there.

Noun[edit]

der (uncountable)

  1. Nonstandard spelling of there.

Pronoun[edit]

der

  1. Nonstandard spelling of there.

Derived terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Danish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adverb[edit]

der

  1. there (in or at that place)

Pronoun[edit]

der

  1. (relative) who, whom, which, that

Usage notes[edit]

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

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

stressed

unstressed

Etymology 1[edit]

Unstressed form of daar (“there”).

Adverb[edit]

der

  1. there
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Article[edit]

der

  1. (dated) genitive singular feminine 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 ― the kingdom of the Netherlands
  3. (dated) dative singular feminine of de.
Usage notes[edit]

Only the nominative forms are common in modern usage. Accusative and dative forms are archaic and limited to fixed expressions. Genitive forms, while still productive and regiolectal, are not part of the standardized varieties and mainly reserved for poetic and literary language. They are also found as part of surnames.

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


Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Apocope of dernier

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

der m, 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)

Galician[edit]

Verb[edit]

der

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

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /deːr/
  • IPA(key): [deːɐ̯] (stressed)
  • IPA(key): [dɛɐ̯], [dɐ] (unstressed)
  • IPA(key): [də] (unstressed, some dialects, feminine article only)
  • audio
    		(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːɐ̯
  • In colloquial speech in Germany, the /d/ can assimilate to a preceding coronal when the word is unstressed.

Article[edit]

der (definite)

  1. the; definite article for several declensions:
    1. Nominative singular masculine
    2. Genitive singular feminine
    3. Dative singular feminine
    4. Genitive plural for all genders.

Declension[edit]

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
Old Declension
German definite articles
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative der die das
(older also: daß) 		die
Genitive des
(older also: deß) 		der des
(older also: deß) 		deren or derer, also der
Dative dem der dem denen, also den
Accusative den die das
(older also: daß) 		die

This older declension is nowadays not used anymore.
For examples see Citations:der.

Derived terms[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

der m (relative)

  1. who; that; which
    Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. ― I know a man who can do that.

Usage notes[edit]

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

Declension[edit]

Declension of der
masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative der die das die
genitive dessen deren
younger also: derer 		dessen derer
deren
dative dem der dem denen
accusative den die das die
  • By modern grammar works it is said that derer and deren can both be used without difference.
  • Modern grammar books mention the colloquial genitive plural form der.
Old Declension
Declension of der
masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative der die das
older also: daß 		die
genitive dessen
older also: deß, des 		deren
older also: der, dero 		dessen
older also: deß, des 		derer
also: deren
older also: dero
dative dem
older also: deme 		der dem
older also: deme 		denen
accusative den die das
older also: daß 		die

Pronoun[edit]

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[edit]

Declension of der
masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative der die das die
genitive dessen deren
younger also: derer 		dessen derer
deren
dative dem der dem denen
accusative den die das die
  • By modern grammar works it is said that derer is used cataphoric, while deren is used anaphoric.
  • Modern grammar books mention the colloquial genitive plural form der.
Old Declension
Declension of der
masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative der die das
older also: daß 		die
genitive dessen
older also: deß, des 		deren
older also: der, dero 		dessen
older also: deß, des 		derer
also: deren
older also: dero
dative dem
older also: deme 		der dem
older also: deme 		denen
accusative den die das
older also: daß 		die

Hunsrik[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

der

  1. unstressed dative of du.

Inflection[edit]

Hunsrik personal pronouns
nominative accusative dative
Proclitic Enclitic str. unstr. str. unstr.
1st person singular ich -ich mich meer mer
2nd person singular
(informal) 		du -du, -de dich deer der
3rd person singular (m) er, där -er ihn en ihm em
3rd person singular (f) sie, die -se sie / ihns se eer re
3rd person singular (n) es, das 's es ihm em
1st person plural meer mer uns uns
2nd person plural deer der eich eich
3rd person plural sie, die -se sie se denne

Further reading[edit]

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

der

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of dō

Limburgish[edit]

Adverb[edit]

der

  1. there

Synonyms[edit]

Luxembourgish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Determiner[edit]

der f

  1. unstressed form of där
Declension[edit]
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)

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

der

  1. unstressed form of dir
Declension[edit]
Luxembourgish personal pronouns
nominative accusative dative reflexive
str. unstr. str. unstr. str. unstr.
1st person singular ech — mech — mir mer mech
2nd person singular
(informal) 		du de dech — dir der dech
2nd person singular
(formal) 		Dir — Iech — Iech — Iech
3rd person singular (m) hien en en — him em sech
3rd person singular (f) si / hatt se / et si / hatt se / et hir / him — / em sech
3rd person singular (n) et 't et 't him em sech
1st person plural mir mer eis / ons — eis / ons — eis / ons
2nd person plural dir der iech — iech — iech
3rd person plural si — si — hinnen – sech

Middle Dutch[edit]

Article[edit]

der

  1. inflection of die:
    1. feminine genitive and dative singular
    2. genitive plural

Adverb[edit]

der

  1. unstressed form of dāer

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse þar.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adverb[edit]

der

  1. there

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse þar. Akin to English there.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

der

  1. there

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare German der.

Article[edit]

der m (definite)

  1. the

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

der

  1. first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of dar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of dar

Swedish[edit]

Adverb[edit]

der

  1. Obsolete spelling of där

Turkish[edit]

Verb[edit]

der

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

West Frisian[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

der

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

Westrobothnian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse þær, from Proto-Germanic *þar. Akin to English there.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

der

  1. right there
  2. there, at the end of a journey
Antonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Unstressed doublet of the previous word.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dɛr(ː)/, /der(ː)/

Pronoun[edit]

der

  1. where
    Han no int der ’n jär
    He suffers no shortage where he is staying.

Adverb[edit]

der

  1. farther
    derr överåm
    farther up

Preposition[edit]

der

  1. (with i) in (that place)
  2. (with åm) in the vicinity of

Wolof[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

der (definite form der wi)

  1. skin
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