dieser

German

Alternative forms

• diser (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German diser/dirre, disiu, diz, from Old High German desēr, disiu, diz, from the Old High German demonstrative pronoun der, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Indo-European *tód. Akin to Old Saxon these.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːzər/, (northern and central Germany) [ˈdiːzɐ], (southern Germany, Austria) [ˈd̥iːz̥ɐ], (Switzerland) [ˈd̥iːz̥ər]

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• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪzər/, [ˈdɪzɐ] (western Germany, chiefly colloquial)
• Hyphenation: die‧ser

Pronoun

dieser (demonstrative)

1. this one, this
2. that one, that

Usage notes

• See dieses and dies for the use of these two variants of the nominative/accusative neuter.
• Unlike English “this”, German dieser is not necessarily restricted to what is close to the speaker. The pronoun is indeed more likely to be used referring to something close, but it is by no means uncommon to say, for example:
  • Siehst du diesen Turm da hinten am Horizont?

    Do you see that tower back there on the horizon?

    (literally, “Do you see this tower back there at the horizon?”)

Declension

Declension of dieser

	singular			plural
	m	f	n
nominative	dieser	diese	dieses	diese
genitive	dieses	dieser	dieses	dieser
dative	diesem	dieser	diesem	diesen
accusative	diesen	diese	dieses	diese

Synonyms

• der m, die f, das n

Derived terms

• diesbezüglich
• diesjährig
• diesmal
• diesseits
• ebendieser
• ohnedies
• überdies

Related terms

• jener
• derselbe

Further reading

• “dieser” in Duden online
• “dieser” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• tiise (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German diser/dirre, disiu, diz, from Old High German desēr, disiu, diz. Akin to German dieser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiːsɐ/

Pronoun

dieser (demonstrative)

1. this

   Wer is dieser Mensch?

   Who is this person?

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary