Adjective: oranje
Indefinite Forms
| masc. & fem. | oranje |
| neuter | oranje |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | oranje |
| Comparative | oranjere |
| Superlative | oranjeste |
Sample Sentences
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De hemel is oranje tijdens zonsondergang. (The sky is orange during sunset.)
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Ik heb een oranje tas. (I have an orange bag.)
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Het nationale team draagt oranje shirts. (The national team wears orange shirts.)
Adjectives inflected like oranje
mesjokke,
mesjogge,
frêle,
moede,
beige,
close,
alpine,
greige,
louche,
oranje,
luxe,
nice,
roze,
Etymology
1. From Middle Dutch arance, orange, from Old French orenge, arange, from Italian arancia, from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Classical Persian نارنگ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga), from Dravidian.
2. The spelling was subsequently influenced by Middle French orange. See: Italian Adjectives '
arancia'.
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