diens

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch dienst.

Noun

diens (plural dienste)

  1. service

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Determiner

diens

  1. (demonstrative) his, the latter's (genitive masculine and neuter singular of die)
    Samen met de Nederlander Henri Albert Gosse, Jacques Paul en diens zoon Nicolas begon Schweppe in 1790 in Zwitserland een mineraalwaterfabriek.
    Together with the Dutch Henri Albert Gosse, Jacques Paul and the latter's son Nicolas, Schweppe began a mineral water factory in 1790 in Switzerland.

Usage notes

Diens is used in a similar way as the possessive determiner zijn. It is rare in spoken Dutch, but used occasionally in writing to avoid confusion. Compare:

  • Hij vertelde van zijn zoon en zijn vrouw. – He told about his son and his (own) wife.
  • Hij vertelde van zijn zoon en diens vrouw. – He told about his son and the latter's wife.

The corresponding plural and feminine form is dier.


Swedish

Noun

diens

  1. indefinite genitive singular of dien
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.