Adjective: ingewikkeld
Indefinite Forms
| masc. & fem. | ingewikkelde |
| neuter | ingewikkeld |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | ingewikkelde |
| Comparative | ingewikkeldere |
| Superlative | ingewikkeldste |
Sample Sentences
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Ken je de mop van de mummie? Ingewikkeld, hè? (well-known joke about the meaning “wrapped in”) (Do you know the joke about the mummy? It's complicated, isn't it?)
Adjectives inflected like ingewikkeld
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 inwikkelen. The adjectival sense “complicated” may be a calque, cf. German verwickelt and Latin complicō. See: German Adjectives '
verwickelt'.
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