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Qualifiers: Adjectives and Adverbs (Revised 2011)

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Adjectives and Adverbs >>
groot large; big; tall; great klein small, little		lang long, tall kort short		breed wide smal narrow		(wijd wide) (nauw narrow)		hoog high laag low

dik fat, thick dun thin mager skinny		jong young oud old nieuw new		sterk strong zwak weak slap feeble		los loose vast fast, connected strak tight
warm warm koud cold		droog dry nat wet		hard hard zacht soft		ruw rough glad smooth; slippery
veel many, much weinig few, little		open open dicht shut, closed		vol full leeg empty		massief solid, massive hol hollow
recht straight krom crooked, bent		rechts right links left		snel quick, fast langzaam slow		licht light zwaar heavy
licht light donker dark helder clear		eerste first >> tweede second laatste last		ver far ver weg far away dichtbij close		rond round vierkant square rechthoekig rectangular
vroeg early laat late		mooi beautiful, pretty lelijk ugly		arm poor rijk rich		goedkoop cheap, inexpensive duur expensive, dear
schoon clean vuil dirty vies dirty, foul		zuur sour, acid zoet sweet		zout salty bitter bitter		vlak flat, even diep deep scherp sharp

goed right, correct fout wrong		(juist correct) (verkeerd wrong)		goed good, well slecht bad		verantwoordelijk responsible ernstig serious (serieus serious)
waar true onwaar false, untrue		slim clever dom dumb		verstandig sensible onverstandig stupid		wijs wise dwaas foolish
gezond healthy ziek sick, ill		levend alive moe tired dood dead		wakker awake bewust conscious gek crazy		mannelijk male vrouwelijk female getrouwd married
blij happy, glad bedroefd sad		boos angry tevreden content, pleased		aardig kind, friendly lief sweet, dear (vriendelijk kind, friendly)		gemeen mean wreed cruel gewelddadig violent

eenvoudig simple, basic ingewikkeld complex (gecompliceerd complicated)		moeilijk hard, difficult gemakkelijk easy		regelmatig regular vaak frequent, often plotseling sudden		afzonderlijk separate verschillend different afhankelijk dependent
dezelfde the same hetzelfde the same gelijkwaardig (of) equal (value) soortgelijk similar		normaal normal gewoon common, usual gemiddeld average		algemeen general bijzonder * special (speciaal special) vreemd strange		duidelijk clear belangrijk important voornaamste chief
zeker certain mogelijk possible		veilig safe degelijk sound, solid		evenwijdig parallel tegenovergesteld opposite
vast fixed stijf stiff flexibel elastic vrij free		klaar ready, finished volledig complete (compleet complete) gedeeltelijk in part		stil quiet luidruchtig loud, noisy druk busy		openbaar public geheim secret persoonlijk personal
gemengd mixed vruchtbaar fertile		kleverig sticky kokend boiling		gesneden cut gebroken broken (in pieces)		aanwezig present (here) wachtend waiting
automatisch automatic natuurlijk natural stoffelijk material		chemisch chemical >> electrisch electrical >> lichamelijk (body) physical		medisch medical >> politiek political >> militair military >>

rood	oranje	geel	groen	blauw	paars
					(de) kleur (color) plural: kleuren (colors) colors - 2 - adjectives - flowers
zwart	wit	bruin	grijs	roze

Comparative and Superlative Degree

'meer'

meest

lang langer langst 2

long; tall longer; taller longest; tallest

klein kleiner kleinst 2

small, little smaller smallest

groot groter grootst 2

big, large bigger, larger biggest, largest

smal smaller smalst 2

narrow more narrow most narrow

Henk is klein Henk is short Wim is groot Wim is tall Wim is groter dan Henk Wim is taller than Henk Henk is kleiner dan Wim Henk is shorter than Wim Henk is niet zo groot als Wim Henk is not as tall as Wim

Jan is groter dan Piet John is taller than Pete Piet is even groot als Klaas 2 Pete is as tall as Charles Piet en Klaas zijn even groot 2 Pete and Charles are the same height Wim is het grootst 2 Bill is the tallest Many Dutchmen say "groter (etc.) als," for the comparative degree, but that is not correct. Use dan - groter dan ('bigger than') See top of this page for adding an -e to most adjectives, and see my lesson 11 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 good, well beter better best best hear 3

weinig little, few minder less, fewer minst least een beetje a little minstens at least

veel much, many, a lot of meer more meest most hoogstens at most

Te veel mensen met te veel geld 2	Too many people with too much money
Minder werk voor minder mensen 2	Less work for fewer people

A very small number of adjectives can be used as nouns, and some of those have a superlative degree: de armen 2 3 ('the poor') - de armsten 2 3 ('the poorest people') - de allerarmsten 2 ('the poorest of the poor.') Of course, de armen are also the body parts between hands and shoulders

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Qualifiers: Adjectives and Adverbs (Old Version)

Alternates and Additions

Comparative and Superlative Degree

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:

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