droef

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch droeve, droue, from Old Dutch *drōvi, *druovi, from Proto-Germanic *drōbuz (“turbid”). Compare English droff and German trüb.

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -uf

Adjective

droef (comparative droever, superlative droefst)

  1. sad, miserable
    Jij maakt mij droef. You make me sad.

Inflection
Inflection of droef
uninflected droef
inflected droeve
comparative droever
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial droefdroeverhet droefst
het droefste
indefinite m./f. sing. droevedroeveredroefste
n. sing. droefdroeverdroefste
plural droevedroeveredroefste
definite droevedroeveredroefste
partitive droefsdroevers—

Verb

droef

  1. first-person singular present indicative of droeven
  2. imperative of droeven
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