tof

See also: TOF and töf

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Hebrew טוֹב (tov, “good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔf/

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Adjective

tof (comparative toffer, superlative tofst)

1. cool (objects)

   Wat een tof ding — What a cool thing

2. nice (persons)

   Hij is een toffe gast — He is a nice guy

Declension

Declension of tof
uninflected	tof
inflected	toffe
comparative	toffer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		tof	toffer	het tofst het tofste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	toffe	toffere	tofste
	n. sing.	tof	toffer	tofste
	plural	toffe	toffere	tofste
definite		toffe	toffere	tofste
partitive		tofs	toffers	—

Interjection

tof

1. great!

Etymology 2

From English tough.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔf/

• Audio:

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Adjective

tof (comparative toffer, superlative tofst)

1. (Suriname) tough, difficult, harsh
   • 2013, Scrappy W (lyrics and music), “Super Saamaka”:

     Ik woon in de stad en ik kom uit het bos / Toerisme gestudeerd en ik ben tevens kok / Mensen vinden me tof, grof, onbeschoft / en respect voor mijn buurvrouw want die noemt me os

     I live in the city and I'm from the jungle / Studied tourism and I am also a cook / People think I am harsh, rude, uncouth / and respect for my neighbour because she calls me an ox

   • 2016 July 28, “Secretaris Atompai: Politiebond gaat toffe tijden tegemoet”, in Starnieuws‎^[1], retrieved 11 January 2021:

     De Surinaamse Politiebond (SPB) gaat toffe tijden tegemoet. Daarom heeft secretaris Mielando Atompai alle leden opgeroepen om de algemene ledenvergaderingen (alv's) te bezoeken.

     The Surinamese Police Union (SPB) is facing tough times. That is why secretary Mielando Atompai has called on all members to attend the members' general assemblies.

Volapük

Noun

tof (nominative plural tofs)

1. drip, drop

Declension

declension of tof

	singular	plural
nominative	tof	tofs
genitive	tofa	tofas
dative	tofe	tofes
accusative	tofi	tofis
vocative 1	o tof!	o tofs!
predicative 2	tofu	tofus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only

Related terms

• tofön