mijne

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mine. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛi̯.nə/
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  • Hyphenation: mij‧ne
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯nə

Determiner

mijne

  1. non-attributive form of mijn (English: mine)
    Normally used in conjunction with the definite article de or het depending on the gender of what is being referred to.
    Die koe is de mijne. — That cow is my one. That cow is mine.
    Dat schaap is het mijne. — That sheep is my one. That sheep is mine.
    Dat is de/het mijne. — That is my one. That is mine.
  2. (archaic or dialectal) Inflected form of mijn
    Used for plurals in archaic literary style.
    Dat zijn mijne vrienden. ― These are my friends.
    Used for masculine singulars in Flemish and Brabantian dialects.
    Dat is mijne hond. ― That's my dog.

Inflection
Dutch personal pronouns
subject object possessive reflexive genitive5
singular full unstr. full unstr. full unstr. pred.
1st person ik 'k1 mij me mijn m'n1 mijne me mijner
2nd person jij je jou je jouw je jouwe je jouwer
2nd person archaic or regiolectal gij ge u – uw – uwe u uwer
2nd person formal u – u – uw – uwe zich uwer
3rd person masculine hij ie1 hem 'm1 zijn z'n1 zijne zich zijner
3rd person feminine zij ze haar h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 haar h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 hare zich harer
3rd person neuter het 't1 het 't1 zijn z'n1 zijne zich zijner
plural
1st person wij we ons – ons, onze2 – onze ons onzer
2nd person jullie je jullie je jullie je – je –
2nd person archaic or regiolectal6 gij ge u – uw – uwe u uwer
2nd person formal u – u – uw – uwe zich uwer
3rd person zij ze hen3, hun4 ze hun – hunne zich hunner
1) Not as common in written language.
2) Inflected as an adjective.
3) In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative).
4) In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative).		 5) Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions.
6) To differentiate from the singular gij, and in a similar vein to "you lot" or "you guys" in English, it is common to use gijlui ("you people") or gijlieden ("you people") or one of their contracted variants, and their corresponding objects, possessives and reflexives, in the plural.


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