Degene, diegene, datgene
English | Dutch
the thing which | [All interchangeable]
datgene wat [formal]
dat wat [common]
wat [common]
the person who
[referring to a specific person] | [All interchangeable]
degene die
d i egene die
the persons who
[referring to specific persons] | [All interchangeable]
degene n die
d i egene n die
anyone who
[referring to a person with a specific quality] | [All interchangeable]
degene die
d i egene die
hij die
wie
anyone who
[referring to a group of persons with a specific quality] | [All interchangeable]
degene n die
d i egene n die
zij die
wie
Zulk(e), zo'n, and dergelijk(e)
Such (a)
English | Dutch
such [singular] | zo'n (from 'zo een')
dergelijk (het-nouns\_
dergelijke (de-nouns)
such [plural] | zulke
dergelijke
uncountable | zulk (het-nouns)
zulke (de-nouns)
dergelijk (het-nouns)
dergelijke (de-nouns)
_Dergelijk_ is a more formal way to say _zulk_ or _zo'n_
Zodanig and dusdanig
Of such a nature, of such a degree
English | Dutch
of such a nature, of such a degree [adjective] | zodanig(e) [formal]
dusdanig [formal]
zulk(e) [common]
of such a nature, of such a degree [adverb] | zodanig [formal]
dusdanig [formal]
zo [common]
Dezelfde and hetzelfde
The same
English | Dutch
the same [singular] | hetzelfde [het-words]
dezelfde [de-words]
the same [plural] | dezelfde
You can also use _ditzelfde, deze zelfde_ (separate words!), _datzelfde,_ or _diezelfde_. They mean roughly the same as _dezelfde/hetzelfde_.