denen
See also: Denen
German edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
denen (relative or demonstrative)
Article edit
denen
Usage notes edit
- In Early Modern German, denen was not rarely used before nouns, especially in a demonstrative sense. This latter use is still found in regional speech, often when emphatic: Mit denen Idioten will ich nix zu tun haben! (“I want nothing to do with those idiots!”)
Further reading edit
- “denen” in Duden online
Middle English edit
Verb edit
denen
- Alternative form of dynnen
Middle High German edit
Pronoun edit
denen