zijne
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch sine. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
[edit]Determiner
[edit]zijne
- 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.
- Normally used in conjunction with the definite article de or het, depending on the gender of what is being referred to.
- (archaic or dialectal) Inflected form of zijn
- Used for plurals in archaic literary style.
- Dat zijn zijne vrienden. (contemporary Dutch: Dat zijn zijn vrienden.) ― These are his friends.
- Used for masculine singulars in Flemish and Brabantian dialects.
- Dat is zijne stoel. (standard Dutch: Dat is zijn stoel.) ― That's his chair.
- Used for plurals in archaic literary style.