Adjective: ongewis
Indefinite Forms
| masc. & fem. | ongewisse |
| neuter | ongewis |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | ongewisse |
| Comparative | ongewissere |
| Superlative | ongewiste |
Sample Sentences
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De gevolgen van deze nieuwe wending zijn ongewis. (The consequences of this new turn of events are uncertain.)
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Hij liet ons in het ongewisse. (He kept us in the dark.)
Adjectives inflected like ongewis
tintelfris,
ongewis,
los,
hes,
ros,
ras,
kompres,
dras,
fris,
bros,
knus,
kras,
Etymology
From Old Dutch *ungiwis, from Proto-Germanic *un- + *gawissaz, or alternatively from a reconstruction of *unwissaz.
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