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Qualifiers: Adjectives and Adverbs

groot klein breed smal hoog laag hear (large; big; tall; great) (small, little) (wide) (narrow) (high) (low) lang kort dik dun mager hear - take 2 (long, tall) (short) (fat, thick) (thin) (skinny) los vast strak open dicht hear (loose) (fast, connected) (tight) (open) (shut) recht krom kapot breekbaar hear (straight) (bent, crooked) (broken) (fragile) zacht hard glad ruw hear (soft) (hard) (smooth) (rough) warm koud droog nat hear (warm) (cold) (dry) (wet) vlak diep scherp ver dichtbij hear (flat) (deep) (sharp) (far) (near) links rechts snel langzaam hear (left) (right) (fast, quick) (slow) helder donker licht zwaar hear - 2 (bright) (dark) (light) (heavy) sterk zwak slap veel weinig hear (strong) (weak) (weak, feeble) (much, many) (few, litle) vol leeg massief hol hear (full) (empty) (solid, massive) (hollow) klaar volledig rond vierkant rechthoekig hear (ready) (complete) (round) (square) (rectangular) blauw geel rood wit zwart hear (blue) (yellow) (red) (white) (black) groen oranje paars bruin grijs hear (green) (orange) (purple) (brown) (grey) zoet zuur zout bitter hear (sweet) (sour) (salty) (bitter) Colors and Materials vroeg laat eerste tweede laatste hear (early) (late) (first) (second) (last) jong oud nieuw hear (young) (old) (new) mooi lelijk schoon vuil vies hear (beautiful, pretty) (ugly) (clean) (dirty) (dirty; bad-tasting) arm rijk goedkoop duur hear (poor) (rich) (cheap, inexpensive) (expensive) slim dom onverstandig verstandig wijs dwaas hear (clever) (dumb) (stupid) (sensible) (wise) (foolish) waar onwaar slecht goed juist fout hear (true) (false) (bad) (good, right) (correct) (wrong) gezond ziek moe levend dood hear (healthy) (sick, ill) (tired) (living, alive) (dead) blij bedroefd boos tevreden aardig hear (happy, glad) (sad) (angry) (content) (kind, friendly) wakker bewust gek wreed gewelddadig hear (awake) (conscious) (crazy, insane) (cruel) (violent) eenvoudig ingewikkeld evenwijdig tegenovergesteld hear (simple) (complex) (parallel) (opposite) verantwoordelijk ernstig duidelijk belangrijk voornaamste hear - 2 (responsible) (serious) (clear, evident) (important) (chief) zeker mogelijk degelijk veilig hear (certain) (possible) (sound) (safe) hetzelfde, dezelfde gelijkwaardig soortgelijk hear (same) (same) (equal) (like) normaal gewoon bijzonder* vreemd hear (normal) (common) (special) (strange) algemeen afzonderlijk verschillend afhankelijk hear (general) (separate) (different) (dependent) bijzonder: unusual 'ij' pronunciation regelmatig vaak plotseling wachtend hear (regular) (frequent) (sudden) (waiting) vast flexibel stijf vrij aanwezig hear (fixed) (elastic) (stiff) (free) (present (here)) gemengd vruchtbaar kleverig kokend gesneden hear (mixed) (fertile) (sticky) (boiling) (cut) mannelijk vrouwelijk getrouwd hear (male) (female) (married) openbaar geheim persoonlijk hear (public) (secret) (private) stil luidruchtig druk hear (quiet) (loud) (busy) automatisch natuurlijk stoffelijk hear (automatic) (natural) (material) chemisch electrisch lichamelijk hear (chemical) (electrical) ((body) physical) medisch politiek militair hear (medical) (political) (military) Alternates and Additions gemakkelijk moeilijk beste lieve hear (easy) (difficult) (dear (general)) (dear (more intimate)) compleet gecompliceerd nauw wijd hear - 2 (complete) (complicated) (narrow) (wide) serieus gebroken vriendelijk speciaal hear (serious) (broken (literally)) (kind, friendly) (special) gemiddeld er tussenin hear (average) (in-between) Comparative and Superlative Degree Very similar to English, Dutch in general adds -er to the basic form for the comparative degree, and -st is added for the superlative degree. lang langer langst hear (long; tall) (longer; taller) (longest; tallest) klein kleiner kleinst hear (small, little) (smaller) (smallest) groot groter grootst hear (big, larger) (bigger, larger) (biggest, largest) Jan is groter dan Piet Piet is even groot als Klaas Wim is het grootst hear - 2 (John is taller than Pete) (Pete is as tall as Charlie) (Bill is the tallest) Many Dutchmen say "groter (etc.) als," but that is not correct. See top of this page for adding an -e to most adjectives, and see my spelling page on double and single vowels and consonants. There are of course a few exceptions, like in English with very common adjectives and adverbs, and often in a similar way: goed beter best hear (good, well) (better) (best) weinig minder minst een beetje minstens hear (little, few) (less) (least) (a little) (at least) veel meer meest hoogstens hear (much, many, a lot of) (more) (most) (at most)

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