beleefd – Dutch adjective declension

Dutch adjective forms of beleefd

Adjective: beleefd

Indefinite Forms

masc. & fem.beleefde
neuterbeleefd

Comparison Forms

Positivebeleefde
Comparativebeleefdere
Superlativebeleefdste

Sample Sentences

Adjectives inflected like beleefd

bestendig, stichtelijk, meelijwekkend, seniel, sappig, schuin, scherp, schalk, glasachtig, diepgravend, sjofel, ongelijkmatig, energiebesparend, smeuïg, smerig, slecht, solied, soepel, simpel, dienstig, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)

Etymology

From beleefd, in the older sense "to observe (a custom)". The word, itself a conjugation of beleven, thus originally meant "observing custom or protocol".

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