"se" meaning in Afrikaans

See se in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: /sə/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-se.wav
Etymology: From Dutch zijn, z'n (“his, its”). An Afrikaans innovation is the use of se regardless of the number or gender of the possessor, which may be due to a merger with the Dutch genitive suffix -s as well as, perhaps, the adjective suffix -s, -sch. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|zijn}} Dutch zijn, {{m|nl|z'n||his, its}} z'n (“his, its”), {{m|nl|-s}} -s, {{m|nl|-s|-s, -sch}} -s, -sch Head templates: {{head|af|particles}} se
  1. follows a noun to indicate that this noun possesses that which follows, much like English 's Synonyms: s'n (english: used without a following noun), syn [obsolete] Related terms: van
    Sense id: en-se-af-particle-V0Qt7iHU Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Afrikaans particles

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      },
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  "etymology_text": "From Dutch zijn, z'n (“his, its”). An Afrikaans innovation is the use of se regardless of the number or gender of the possessor, which may be due to a merger with the Dutch genitive suffix -s as well as, perhaps, the adjective suffix -s, -sch.",
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      "name": "head"
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          "name": "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          "text": "Hierdie is my ouma se huis."
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      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "particles"
      },
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        "Afrikaans terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Afrikaans terms with audio links"
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