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hij

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Afrikaans

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Pronoun

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hij

  1. obsolete spelling of hy

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch hi, from Old Dutch hie, , from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz. Doublet of ie.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɦɛi̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: hij
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯
  • Homophone: hei

Pronoun

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hij

  1. he; third-person singular masculine subjective personal pronoun
    Hij loopt.He walks.
    De stoel is duur omdat hij van glas is gemaakt.
    The stool is deer for it is made of glass.

Usage notes

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  • When the word occurs other than as the first word of a clause and is not emphatically stressed, it is usually pronounced as /i/. This is a completely accepted pronunciation in standard speech.
  • The word can also be used to refer to inanimate nouns of the feminine gender.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: hy
  • Javindo: hij, gij
  • Jersey Dutch: hai, he
  • Petjo: hij

Middle Dutch

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Pronoun

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hij

  1. alternative spelling of hi

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Pronoun

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hij

  1. alternative form of I (I)

Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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hij

  1. alternative form of he (they)