die

Meaning

Det

1. (demonstrative, distal, feminine, masculine, plural, singular) that; referring to a thing or a person further away.
2. (demonstrative, distal, feminine, masculine, plural) those; referring to things or people further away.
3. (Suriname, colloquial, demonstrative, distal, feminine, masculine, plural) a certain, a particular; some; this; referring to a thing or a person invisible or unknown to the audience.

Pron

1. (demonstrative, distal, feminine, masculine, plural) that (one) (singular)
2. (demonstrative, distal, feminine, masculine, plural) those (ones) (plural)
3. (distal, feminine, masculine, plural, relative) who, whom, which, that

Concepts

that

who

which

those

that one

these

such

that ... over there

the

this

whom

yonder

that one over there

Synonyms

dat

degene

deze

dit

datgene

welke

hem

ie

ginds

wie

Translations

der

qui

jener

die

que

che

quien

das

jene

que

que

ce

jenes

qui

quello

Pronounced as (IPA)

/di/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: die

Inherited from Old Dutch: thie

Cognate with Old High German: ther

In summary

From Middle Dutch die, a merger of Old Dutch thie, thē, thia, thiu and similar forms of the demonstrative. As in Old High German ther, der it replaced the original masculine and feminine nominative forms from Proto-Germanic *sa.

Sentences

Die moeten we niet op het spel zetten .

We shouldn't put that on the line.

Dus moeten we ons voorbereiden op de jaren die komen .

So, we need to make preparations for the years to come.

Andere mensen hebben een hoge stem die minder ver draagt .

Other people have a high voice that carries less far.

Ze zouden eens wat meer liedjes moeten draaien op de radio in plaats van altijd die commentaar .

They should play some more songs on the radio instead of always commenting.

Die opmerking was sarcastisch bedoelt .

That remark was meant sarcastically.

Die berekening is niet realistisch .

That calculation is not realistic.