"hem" meaning in Dutch

See hem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /ɦɛm/ Audio: Nl-hem.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛm Etymology: From Middle Dutch hem, from Old Dutch himo, from Proto-Germanic *himmai. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|hem}} Middle Dutch hem, {{inh|nl|odt|himo}} Old Dutch himo, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*himmai}} Proto-Germanic *himmai Head templates: {{head|nl|pronoun}} hem
  1. him; third-person singular masculine objective personal pronoun
    Sense id: en-hem-nl-pron-lDsTSfHx Categories (other): Dutch pronouns Disambiguation of Dutch pronouns: 69 31
  2. it (tagger in a game of tag)
    Sense id: en-hem-nl-pron-vpKFOwoM Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hemzelf

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hemzelf"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Javindo",
      "lang_code": "jvd",
      "word": "gem"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Jersey Dutch",
      "lang_code": "gmw-jdt",
      "word": "häm"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Virgin Islands Creole",
          "lang_code": "vic",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "lang": "Virgin Islands Creole",
          "lang_code": "vic",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "am"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "dcr",
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          ],
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        },
        {
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          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "am"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "dcr",
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          "raw_tags": [
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          ],
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        }
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          ],
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        },
        {
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          "lang_code": "vic",
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          ],
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        }
      ],
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    },
    {
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          "raw_tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "lang": "Virgin Islands Creole",
          "lang_code": "vic",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "am"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "hem"
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        "2": "dum",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch hem",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "himo"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch himo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*himmai"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *himmai",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch hem, from Old Dutch himo, from Proto-Germanic *himmai.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "2": "pronoun"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "hem"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "69 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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            [
              20,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Send that to him.",
          "text": "Stuur dat maar naar hem.",
          "translation": "Send that to him.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "him; third-person singular masculine objective personal pronoun"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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    },
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              17,
              20
            ]
          ],
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            [
              12,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Tag, you're it!",
          "text": "Tikkie, jij bent hem!",
          "translation": "Tag, you're it!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "it (tagger in a game of tag)"
      ],
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      "links": [
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ɦɛm/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛm"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Hem"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hem"
}
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    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch pronouns",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 24 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛm",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛm/1 syllable"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "hemzelf"
    }
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      "word": "gem"
    },
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      "lang_code": "gmw-jdt",
      "word": "häm"
    },
    {
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          "raw_tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "lang": "Virgin Islands Creole",
          "lang_code": "vic",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
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        }
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      "lang_code": "dcr",
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          ],
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        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "him"
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          "lang_code": "vic",
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        },
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          "lang_code": "vic",
          "raw_tags": [
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        }
      ],
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        "3": "hem"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch hem",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "himo"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch himo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*himmai"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *himmai",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch hem, from Old Dutch himo, from Proto-Germanic *himmai.",
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    {
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "pronoun"
      },
      "expansion": "hem",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "hem"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
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        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
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            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
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              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Send that to him.",
          "text": "Stuur dat maar naar hem.",
          "translation": "Send that to him.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "him; third-person singular masculine objective personal pronoun"
      ],
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        [
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
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            ]
          ],
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              12,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Tag, you're it!",
          "text": "Tikkie, jij bent hem!",
          "translation": "Tag, you're it!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "it (tagger in a game of tag)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "it",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ɦɛm/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-hem.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a8/Nl-hem.ogg/Nl-hem.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Nl-hem.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛm"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Hem"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hem"
}

Download raw JSONL data for hem meaning in Dutch (3.8kB)

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    "hem"
  ],
  "section": "Dutch",
  "subsection": "pronoun",
  "title": "hem",
  "trace": "started on line 3, detected on line 26"
}

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  "msg": "HTML tag <div> not properly closed",
  "path": [
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  "subsection": "pronoun",
  "title": "hem",
  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 26"
}

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  "path": [
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  "section": "Dutch",
  "subsection": "pronoun",
  "title": "hem",
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}

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