blij
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Pronunciation
Verb
blij
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
With regular loss of intervocalic -d- from earlier blijde, from Middle Dutch blide, from Old Dutch *blīthi, from Proto-West Germanic *blīþī, from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz.
Adjective
blij (comparative blijer, superlative blijst)
- happy; momentarily. For generally in life, see gelukkig.
- Als de straten wit zijn, zijn de kinderen blij.
- If the streets are white, the children are happy.
- glad
- Ik ben blij dat je er bent.
- I'm glad that you're here.
Declension
| Declension of blij | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | blij | |||
| inflected | blije | |||
| comparative | blijer | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | blij | blijer | het blijst het blijste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | blije | blijere | blijste |
| n. sing. | blij | blijer | blijste | |
| plural | blije | blijere | blijste | |
| definite | blije | blijere | blijste | |
| partitive | blijs | blijers | — | |
Alternative forms
- (archaic; sometimes still in fixed expressions) blijde
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch bli (“lead (metal)”).
Noun
blij n (plural blijen, diminutive blijtje n)
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