blij
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
blij
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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.
Adjective edit
blij (comparative blijer, superlative blijst)
- happy; momentarily. For generally in life, see gelukkig.
- Als de straten wit zijn, zijn de kinderen blij.
- If the streets are white, the children are happy.
- glad
- Ik ben blij dat je er bent.
- I'm glad that you're here.
Inflection edit
Inflection of blij | ||||
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uninflected | blij | |||
inflected | blije | |||
comparative | blijer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | blij | blijer | het blijst het blijste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | blije | blijere | blijste |
n. sing. | blij | blijer | blijste | |
plural | blije | blijere | blijste | |
definite | blije | blijere | blijste | |
partitive | blijs | blijers | — |
Alternative forms edit
- (archaic; sometimes still in fixed expressions) blijde
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Dutch bli (“lead (metal)”).
Noun edit
blij n (plural blijen, diminutive blijtje n)