wie
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Pronunciation
Noun
wie
- left (direction)
References
- Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Pronoun
wie
- (interrogative, personal) who, whom (object use predominantly with vir)
- Coordinate term: (non-personal) wat
- Wie het jou gesien? ― Who saw you?
- (Vir) wie het jy gesien? ― Whom did you see?
- (relative, personal, after prepositions) whom
- (relative, personal, before se) whose
- Coordinate term: (non-personal) wat
- die man wie se vrou dood is ― the man whose wife died
Usage notes
- For speakers of Dutch there is a rather simple rule for the use of Afrikaans relative pronouns: Where Dutch uses wie, use the same. Where Dutch uses die, dat, wat, waar, use wat. In possessive constructions use wie se with persons and wat se with things.
- Relative wie with a personal referent in contexts other than the above-mentioned does occasionally occur. However, this is considered nonstandard and an anglicism.
See also
| Afrikaans interrogative and relative pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| interrogative | relative | ||||
| personal | other | personal | other | ||
| subject / object | wie | wat | wat | ||
| possessive | wie se | wat se | wie se | wat se | |
| with preposition |
prepositioned | met wie | met wat | met wie | — |
| stranded | wat ... mee | wat … mee | |||
| adverbial | waarmee | waarmee | |||
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wie, from Old Dutch wie, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
wie
- (interrogative, subjective or objective) who, whom
- Wie is daar?
- Who’s there?
- Wie heb jij gezien?
- Whom did you see?
- (relative, subjective or objective) who, whom; the one who, whoever
- Wie dit leest is geletterd.
- The one who reads this is literate.
- De receptionist aan wie ik het pakket heb afgegeven, werkte er pas net.
- The receptionist to whom I handed over the parcel had only recently started working there.
Derived terms
Descendants
Anagrams
Etymology
From Middle High German wie, a merger of two interrelated forms: 1.) Old High German hwio, from older hwēo, from Proto-Germanic *hwaiwa; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (ƕaiwa). 2.) Old High German hwē, hwie, from Proto-Germanic *hwē; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌴 (ƕē). The latter is a variant of Proto-Germanic *hwī, whence English why, and is further a fossilized instrumental case of *hwaz, *hwat (“who, what”). Form 1 is also related to this stem.
Pronunciation
Adverb
wie
- how
- Wie groß bist du?
- How tall are you?
- Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist.
- I don't know how the cat got in.
- Wie wunderbar!
- How wonderful!
Related terms
Conjunction
wie
- like
- Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht.
- Friends are like stars in the night.
- as
- Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen.
- As you know, I grew up in Dortmund.
- Ich bin so schnell wie du.
- I’m as fast as you are.
- (colloquial, nonstandard) than
- Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater.
- The boy is taller than his father.
- (chiefly colloquial) when (referring to the past)
- Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war.
- I saw him when I was in Cologne.
- Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund.
- When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me.
Synonyms
- (when, than): als (more properly standard)
Further reading
- “wie” in Duden online
- “wie” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “wie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “wie” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Alternative forms
- wii (Wiesemann spelling system)
Etymology
From Middle High German wie, a merger of two interrelated forms: 1.) Old High German hwio, from older hwēo, from Proto-Germanic *hwaiwa; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (ƕaiwa). 2.) Old High German hwē, hwie, from Proto-Germanic *hwē; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌴 (ƕē). The latter is a variant of Proto-Germanic *hwī, whence English why, and is further a fossilized instrumental case of *hwaz, *hwat (“who, what”). Form 1 is also related to this stem.
Pronunciation
Adverb
wie
- how
- Wie schreibd-ma das?
- How do you spell that?
Related terms
Conjunction
wie
- like
- Sie brilld wie en Kind.
- She cries like a child.
- as
- than
- Er is schun greser wie ich.
- He's already bigger than me.
- when (referring to the past)
- Wie-ich en Kind waar
- When I was a child
Synonyms
- (when, than): als
Further reading
Etymology
From Old Dutch wie, from earlier wē, *hwē, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hwaz.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
wie
Descendants
Further reading
- “wie (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wie (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Pronunciation
- Stem vowel: ê⁴
Pronoun
wie
Etymology
From earlier wē, *hwē, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hwaz.
Pronoun
wie
Alternative forms
Descendants
Further reading
- “wie (I)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Etymology
From Middle High German wie, a merger of two interrelated forms: 1.) Old High German hwio, from older hwēo, from Proto-Germanic *hwaiwa; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (ƕaiwa). 2.) Old High German hwē, hwie, from Proto-Germanic *hwē; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌴 (ƕē). The latter is a variant of Proto-Germanic *hwī, whence English why, and is further a fossiled instrumental case of *hwaz, *hwat (“who, what”). Form 1 is also related to this stem. Compare German wie.
Adverb
wie
- (interrogatory) how
- Wie weess mer as es warricklich Friehyaahr iss?
- How do we know that it really is spring?
- Wie weess mer as es warricklich Friehyaahr iss?
Etymology
From German Low German wi, from Middle Low German wi.
Pronoun
wie
- we
- Wäa wie sent.
- Who we are.
- Wäa wie sent.
Antonyms
- ekj (I)
See also
Further reading
Pronunciation
Verb
wie
Etymology
From Old Frisian wī, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ. Cognates include West Frisian wy and German wir.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
wie (oblique uus)
See also
Saterland Frisian personal pronouns
References
Preposition
wie
- Alternative form of wee (“with”)
- 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 12, page 88:
- Than stalket, an gandelt, wie o! an gridane.
- Then stalked and wondered, with oh! and with grief.
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 88
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