zelfde

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch selfde. This was formed from the older selve (modern zelve), probably with -de from some of the ordinal numbers. Further etymology is as for zelf.

Pronunciation

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Determiner

zelfde

same
like, alike

Usage notes

Zelfde is always preceded by another determiner of some kind, usually an article or demonstrative. Certain combinations of these are written as one word:

de zelfde → dezelfde
het zelfde → hetzelfde
die zelfde → diezelfde
dat zelfde → datzelfde
dit zelfde → ditzelfde
- But deze zelfde remains as two words.
een zelfde → eenzelfde

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