zelfde

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Dutch

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Etymology

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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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  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛlf.də/
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  • Hyphenation: zelf‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɛlfdə

Determiner

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zelfde

  1. same
  2. like, alike

Usage notes

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