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The demonstrative pronoun derselb-
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The demonstrative pronoun derselbe, dieselbe, dasselbe is inflected as follows.
singular
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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nominative |
derselbe
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dieselbe
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dasselbe
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dieselben
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genitive |
desselben
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derselben
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desselben
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derselben
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dative |
demselben
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derselben
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demselben
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denselben
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accusative |
denselben
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dieselbe
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dasselbe
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dieselben
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The pronoun consists of two parts, der + selbe . The first part is inflected like the definite article and the second part like a first declension adjective.
The demonstrative pronoun derselbe, dieselbe, dasselbe can be used either as article or as a pronoun in the place of a noun.
Examples | |
Er hat mir dieselbe Geschichte erzählt. | Er hat mir dieselbe erzählt. |
Wir haben immer dasselbe Problem vor einer Reise. | Wir haben immer dasselbe vor einer Reise. |
article | pronoun |
The demonstrative pronouns derselbe, dieselbe, dasselbe are synonymous with the words der gleiche, die gleiche, das gleiche. Both express identity. They differ in that derselbe, dieselbe, dasselbe express identity of one specific unit and der gleiche, die gleiche, das gleiche identity of a species.
Examples | |
Sie lesen dasselbe Buch. | Sie lesen das gleiche Buch. |
= Es geht um ein Buch. | = Es geht um zwei identische Bücher. |
identity of one specific unit | identity of a species |
Note
The form selbe is used after an article that has been merged with a preposition or after a demonstrative pronoun.
Examples |
am selben Tag (= an demselben Tag) |
an diesem selben Tag |