zelfde
Appearance
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Determiner
[edit]zelfde
Usage notes
[edit]Zelfde is always preceded by another determiner of some kind, usually an article or demonstrative. Certain combinations of these are written as one word: