zelf
Betekenis (English)
-
- (emphatic, intensifier) oneself, referring to the subject of a sentence: myself, yourself, itself, ourselves, themselves etc.
- oneself, by oneself, alone
Synonyms
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/zɛlf/
Etymology (English)
In summary
From Middle Dutch self, from Old Dutch self, *selvo, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”). Compare Low German sulv, West Frisian self, English self, German selbst, selber, Danish selv.
Bookmark this
Improve your pronunciation
Write this word
Start learning Nederlands with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "zelf" and many other words and sentences in Nederlands.
Go to our Nederlands course page
Notes