Deze, die, dit, dat

Deze, die, dit and dat are demonstrative pronouns. A demonstrative pronoun can stand for a noun instead of an article (de film, die film).

Examples deze/die/dit/dat:

• for de-woorden you use die or deze
• De deur - die deur (far away) /deze deur (nearby).
• for het-woorden you use dat or dit
• Het bureau - dat bureau (far away) /dit bureau (nearby).

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