hij

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Afrikaans

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Pronoun

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hij

  1. Obsolete spelling of hy.

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch hi, from Old Dutch hie, , from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz. Doublet of ie.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɦɛi̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: hij
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯
  • Homophone: hei

Pronoun

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hij

  1. Third-person singular, masculine, subjective: he
    Hij loopt.He walks.
    De tafel is duur omdat hij van glas is gemaakt.
    The table is expensive because it is made of glass.

Usage notes

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  • When the word occurs other than as the first word of a clause and is not emphatically stressed, it is usually pronounced as /i/. This is a completely accepted pronunciation in standard speech.
  • The word can also be used to refer to inanimate nouns of the feminine gender.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: hy
  • Javindo: hij, gij
  • Jersey Dutch: hai, he
  • Petjo: hij

Middle Dutch

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Pronoun

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hij

  1. Alternative spelling of hi

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Pronoun

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hij

  1. Alternative form of I (I)

Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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hij

  1. Alternative form of he (they)