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

Pronoun

zijne (personal plural zijnen)

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.

Declension

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	u, zich7	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
3rd person gender-neutral8	hen	–	hen	–	hun	–	hunne	zich	hunner, huns
plural	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	pred.
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	u, zich7	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, gelle (object form elle) and variants are commonly used colloquially in Belgium. Archaic forms are gijlieden and gijlui ("you people").
⁷⁾ Zich is preferred if the reflexive pronoun immediately follows the subject pronoun u, e.g. Meldt u zich aan! 'Log in!', and if the subject pronoun u is used with a verb form that is identical with the third person singular but different from the informal second person singular, e.g. U heeft zich aangemeld. 'You have logged in.' Only u can be used in an imperative if the subject pronoun is not overt, e.g. Meld u aan! 'Log in!', where u is the reflexive pronoun. Otherwise, both u and zich are equally possible, e.g. U meldt u/zich aan. 'You log in.'
⁸⁾ Not officially recognized in standard Dutch. It has gained popularity, especially in mainstream media and queer circles, as a respectful term for non-binary individuals.

Determiner

zijne

1. (archaic) nominative/accusative feminine singular attributive of zijn
   • 1982, Van Kooten en De Bie, “Het Wijnjaar Nul”, in Mooie Meneren. De vijfde langspeelpaat van het Simplisties Verbond:

     Jezus reed niet in een auto rond / Had geen motor onder Zijne kont / Dat zou trouwens onverantwoord zijn / Want 's avonds dronk hij liters tafelwijn

     Jesus didn't drive around in a car / Didn't have a motorbike under His behind / That would be irresponsible anyway / Because he drank litres of table wine at night

2. (archaic) nominative/accusative plural attributive of zijn

   Dat zijn zijne vrienden. ― Those are his friends.

3. (Southern) masculine singular attributive of zijn

   Dat is zijne stoel. ― That's his chair.

Derived terms

• Zijne Hoogheid
• Zijne Majesteit