selwecht
The Same: Selwecht
Selwecht means the same. It goes between the article and the noun and takes normal adjective endings: de selwechte Wee, déi selwecht Plaz, dat selwecht Buch.
How It Works
1. The forms
Selwecht behaves like any adjective after an article:
- masculine: de selwechten Dag, de selwechte Wee by the n-rule (adjective endings masculine)
- feminine: déi selwecht Plaz (adjective endings feminine and plural)
- neuter: dat selwecht Buch. The neuter ending is -t, and selwecht already ends in t, so nothing is added (adjective endings neuter -t).
- plural: déi selwecht Leit
You can use the short article de or the stressed deen: de selwechte Wee or dee selwechte Wee.
2. In the dative
After a dative preposition, use the dative endings: am selwechten Haus, bei deem selwechten Händler, mat där selwechter Héiflechkeet, mat deene selwechte Symptomer.
3. The same thing
Without a noun, dat selwecht means the same thing: Et ass ëmmer dat selwecht mat dir! (It's always the same with you!)
4. The same as
To compare, use ewéi or wéi, as in esou ... wéi: déi selwecht Aefaarf ewéi meng Mamm. On its own after a verb, d'selwecht means the same or alike: D'Wieder war d'selwecht ewéi am Juli.
Examples (6)
- Ech fueren all Dag dee selwechte Wee op d'Aarbecht.
I take the same route to work every day.
Masculine -en loses its n before W by the n-rule.
- Mir wunnen am selwechten Haus.
We live in the same house.
Dative after am: selwechten; H keeps the n.
- Ech hunn déi selwecht Aefaarf ewéi meng Mamm.
I have the same eye colour as my mother.
Aefaarf is feminine, so selwecht has no ending.
- Mir hunn dat selwecht Buch.
We have the same book.
The neuter form is simply selwecht.
- Et ass ëmmer dat selwecht mat dir!
It's always the same with you!
Dat selwecht stands on its own and means the same thing.
- D'Wieder war d'selwecht ewéi am Juli.
The weather was the same as in July.
Common Mistakes
Leaving out the masculine ending.
Ech fueren all Dag de selwecht Wee.Ech fueren all Dag de selwechte Wee.Wee is masculine, so selwecht takes -en, which becomes -e before W by the n-rule.
Using the masculine ending with a neuter noun.
Mir hunn dat selwechte Buch.Mir hunn dat selwecht Buch.Buch is neuter, so selwecht takes the neuter -t, which it already has. The -en ending is only for masculine nouns.
Using als to compare.
Ech hunn déi selwecht Aefaarf als meng Mamm.Ech hunn déi selwecht Aefaarf ewéi meng Mamm.After selwecht, the comparison word is ewéi or wéi. Als means as, in a role.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Before The Same: Selwecht, learn Adjective Endings in the Dative.
Related Patterns
- Adjective Endings: Masculine -en
Masculine selwechten follows the normal -en ending and the n-rule.
Level 2 - Adjective Endings: Feminine and Plural
Feminine and plural selwecht have no ending.
Level 2 - Adjective Endings: Neuter -t
The neuter -t is already part of selwecht.
Level 2 - esou ... wéiAs ... as: Esou ... Wéi
Comparisons with selwecht also use wéi or ewéi.
Level 2 - alsAs, In a Role: Als
Als means as, in a role; it is not used after selwecht.
Level 3
Words in This Pattern
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