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Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. flertall av han, hun, den, det plural of han, hun, den, det 'he, she, it'
   • det fins de som mener at ... there are those who think that …
   • det var deres egen skyld it was their own fault
   • de kom i går they came yesterday
2. i høflig tiltale til enkeltperson in polite address to a single person
   • kan De være så vennlig å reise Dem? would you be so kind as to stand up?
   • Deres Majestet Your Majesty
   • si ‘De’ til en to address someone as De 'you (polite)'