dieser

German

Alternative forms

diser (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German diser, disiu, diz, from Old High German desēr, disiu, diz, from the Old High German demonstrative pronoun der, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Indo-European *tód. Akin to Old Saxon these.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈdiːzər/
(standard in most parts of Germany) IPA^(key): [ˈdiːzɐ]
(standard in Switzerland, one of several standards in Bavaria and Austria) IPA^(key): [ˈd̥iːz̥ər]
IPA^(key): /ˈdɪzɐ/ (colloquial; chiefly western Germany)
Hyphenation: die‧ser

Pronoun

dieser (demonstrative)

this one, this
that one, that

Usage notes

See dieses and dies for the use of these two variants of the nominative/accusative neuter.
Unlike English “this”, German dieser is not necessarily restricted to what is close to the speaker. The pronoun is indeed more likely to be used referring to something close, but it is by no means uncommon to say, for example: Siehst du diesen Turm da hinten am Horizont? Literally: “Do you see this tower back there at the horizon?”

Declension

Declension of dieser
	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	dieser	diese	dieses	diese
genitive	dieses	dieser	dieses	dieser
dative	diesem	dieser	diesem	diesen
accusative	diesen	diese	dieses	diese

Synonyms

der m, die f, das n

Derived terms

diesbezüglich
diesjährig
diesmal
diesseits
ebendieser
ohnedies
überdies

Related terms

jener
derselbe