zelfde
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch selfde. This was formed from the older selve (modern zelve), probably with -de from some of the ordinal numbers. Further etymology is as for zelf.
Pronunciation
editDeterminer
editzelfde
Usage notes
editZelfde is always preceded by another determiner of some kind, usually an article or demonstrative. Certain combinations of these are written as one word: