Adjective: blij
Indefinite Forms
| masc. & fem. | blije |
| neuter | blij |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | blije |
| Comparative | blijere |
| Superlative | blijste |
Sample Sentences
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Als de straten wit zijn, zijn de kinderen blij. (If the streets are white, the children are happy.)
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Ik ben blij dat je er bent. (I'm glad that you're here.)
Adjectives inflected like blij
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
With regular loss of intervocalic -d- from earlier blijde, from Middle Dutch blide, from Old Dutch *blīthi, from Proto-West Germanic *blīþī, from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz. Cognate with English blithe. See: English Adjectives '
blithe'.
Verbs referencing "blij"
English Adjectives
blithe, Swedish Adjectives
blid.
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