Adjective: bang
Indefinite Forms
| masc. & fem. | bange |
| neuter | bang |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | bange |
| Comparative | bangere |
| Superlative | bangste |
Sample Sentences
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Wees maar niet bang. (Please don't be afraid.)
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Ik ben bang voor het donker! (I am scared of the dark!)
Adjectives inflected like bang
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 Middle Dutch banghe, from be- + anghe. The latter word is an adverbial form of enge (“narrow, confined”), compare angst (“fear”). See also Middle Low German bange, Middle High German bange, German bang, West Frisian bang. See: German Adjectives '
bang'.
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