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Summarizing the less common demonstratives
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Degene, diegene, datgene

The person who, the thing which

English Dutch
the thing which [All interchangeable]
datgene wat [formal]
dat wat [common]
wat [common]
the person who
[referring to a specific person]
[All interchangeable]
degene die
diegene die
the persons who
[referring to specific persons]
[All interchangeable]
degenen die
diegenen die
anyone who
[referring to a person with a specific quality]
[All interchangeable]
degene die
diegene die
hij die
wie
anyone who
[referring to a group of persons with a specific quality]
[All interchangeable]
degenen die
diegenen die
zij die
wie

Zulk(e), zo'n, and dergelijk(e)

Such (a)

English Dutch
such [singular] zo'n (from 'zo een')
dergelijk (het-nouns_
dergelijke (de-nouns)
such [plural] zulke
dergelijke
uncountable zulk (het-nouns)
zulke (de-nouns)
dergelijk (het-nouns)
dergelijke (de-nouns)

Dergelijk is a more formal way to say zulk or zo'n

Zodanig and dusdanig

Of such a nature, of such a degree

English Dutch
of such a nature, of such a degree [adjective] zodanig(e) [formal]
dusdanig [formal]
zulk(e) [common]
of such a nature, of such a degree [adverb] zodanig [formal]
dusdanig [formal]
zo [common]

Dezelfde and hetzelfde

The same

English Dutch
the same [singular] hetzelfde [het-words]
dezelfde [de-words]
the same [plural] dezelfde

You can also use ditzelfde, deze zelfde (separate words!), datzelfde, or diezelfde. They mean roughly the same as dezelfde/hetzelfde.


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Last updated on June 18, 2008 ::