Adjective: laat
Indefinite Forms
| masc. & fem. | late |
| neuter | laat |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | late |
| Comparative | latere |
| Superlative | laatste |
Sample Sentences
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Hij kwam laat thuis van het werk. (He came home late from work.)
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De bus was laat, dus misten we bijna de afspraak. (The bus was late, so we almost missed the appointment.)
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Hij leverde zijn opdracht laat in en verloor punten. (He submitted his assignment late and lost points.)
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Het is toch te laat. (It's too late.)
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't Is al laat geworden. (It's gotten late already.)
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De leerling was laat voor de les en moest zich verontschuldigen. (The student was tardy for the class and had to apologize.)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch laet, from Old Dutch *lat, from Proto-West Germanic *lat, from Proto-Germanic *lataz.
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