A dependent demonstrative pronoun always precedes the noun (antecedent) it refers to.
Just like in English, we make a distinction between this and that (singular) and these and those (plural). The Dutch, however, add an extra distinction between de-nouns and het-nouns.
Recall that plural Dutch nouns are always de-nouns.
| English
| Dutch
|
this
this house is big
| dit :: singular het-nouns
dit huis is groot
|
this
this bike is yellow
| deze :: singular de-nouns
deze fiets is geel
|
these
these houses are big
these bikes are yellow
| deze :: plural nouns
deze huizen zijn groot
deze fietsen zijn geel
|
that
that house is big
| dat :: singular het-nouns
dat huis is groot
|
that
that bike is yellow
| die :: singular de-nouns
die fiets is geel
|
those
those houses are big
those bikes are yellow
| die :: plural nouns
die huizen zijn groot
die fietsen zijn geel
|
Examples
De-noun
[De film]
Heb je deze film gezien?
| [the movie]
Have you seen this movie?
|
[De film]
Heb je die film gezien?
| [the movie]
Have you seen that movie?
|
[De films]
Heb je deze films gezien?
| [the movies]
Have you seen these movies?
|
[De films]
Heb je die films gezien?
| [the movies]
Have you seen those movies?
|
Het-noun
[Het boek]
Heb je dit boek gelezen?
| [the book]
Have you read this book?
|
[Het boek]
Heb je dat boek gelezen?
| [the book]
Have you read that book?
|
[De boeken]
Heb je deze boeken gelezen?
| [the books]
Have you read these books?
|
[De boeken]
Heb je die boeken gelezen?
| [the book]
Have you read those books?
|
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