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der.

there (in or at that place)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈdɛːˀr/[ˈd̥ɛˀɐ̯][ˈd̥eˀɐ̯]/dɛr/
  1. there (in or at that place)

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse þar, from Proto-Germanic *þar (“there”), cognate with English there, German da.

particle/ˈdɛːˀr/[ˈd̥ɛˀɐ̯][ˈd̥eˀɐ̯]/dɛr/
  1. that (put after a definite noun phrase)

    hun købte bordet der for ingen penge
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse þar, from Proto-Germanic *þar (“there”), cognate with English there, German da.

pron/ˈdɛːˀr/[ˈd̥ɛˀɐ̯][ˈd̥eˀɐ̯]/dɛr/
  1. there (expletive word put in the subject field when the subject is postponed to the predicate field, typically with indefinite subjects or subjectless passive verbs)

    der sad to katte på et bord
    der blev diskuteret vildt
  2. who, which, that (introduces relative clauses, only when the pronoun is the subject of the sentence)

    relative
    alle kan være enige om, at det menneske, der kommer hjem fra sin dannelsesrejse, er et mere fuldbragt menneske end det, der tog af sted.
  3. added to interrogative pronouns functioning as the subject of interrogative dependent clauses or exclamative independent clauses

    jeg ved godt, hvem der vinder den flaske
    hvem der bare havde en hund!
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse þar, from Proto-Germanic *þar (“there”), cognate with English there, German da.

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