jij

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ji, northern form of gi, from Old Dutch , from Proto-Germanic *jīz, a northwest Germanic variant of *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́. Doublet of gij.

Cognate with Low German ji, jie, English ye, West Frisian jimme, German ihr. See also gij, u.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯
  • IPA(key): /jɛi̯/ (stressed), IPA(key): /jə/ (unstressed)
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Pronoun

jij

  1. you; second-person singular subjective personal pronoun.
    Jij was er niet.
    You weren't there.

Inflection


Descendants

  • Afrikaans: jy

Verb

jij

  1. first-person singular present indicative of jijen
  2. imperative of jijen
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