aardig
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch aerdich. Equivalent to aard (“nature, essence”) + -ig.
Pronunciation
audio (file) - IPA(key): /ˈaːr.dəx/
- Hyphenation: aar‧dig
- Rhymes: -aːrdəx
Adjective
aardig (comparative aardiger, superlative aardigst)
- friendly, nice
- Ze was ontzettend aardig tegen me. — She was incredibly nice to me.
- Synonyms: aimabel, vriendelijk
- nice
- Dat is een aardig horloge. — That's a nice watch (you've got there).
- considerable, substantial
- Dat is een aardig bedrag. — That's quite an amount (of money).
Inflection
| Inflection of aardig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | aardig | |||
| inflected | aardige | |||
| comparative | aardiger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | aardig | aardiger | het aardigst het aardigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | aardige | aardigere | aardigste |
| n. sing. | aardig | aardiger | aardigste | |
| plural | aardige | aardigere | aardigste | |
| definite | aardige | aardigere | aardigste | |
| partitive | aardigs | aardigers | — | |
Derived terms
- aardigheid
- zachtaardig
Related terms
- aard
Descendants
- Afrikaans: aardig
Adverb
aardig
- nicely
- fairly
Descendants
- Afrikaans: aardig