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Learning the Flemish Adjectives is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Flemish language. But first we need to know what the role of Adjectives is in the structure of the grammar in Flemish.
Flemish Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence. Here are some examples:
| English Adjectives | Flemish Adjectives |
|---|---|
| adjectives | bijvoeglijke naamwoorden |
| a green tree | een groene boom |
| a tall building | een hoog gebouw |
| a very old man | een heel oude man |
| the old red house | het oud rood huis/ het oude rode huis [last only in written language] |
| a very nice friend | een heel lieve vriend/vriendin |
Notice the structure of the Adjectives in Flemish.
Below is a list of the Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes in Flemish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Flemish vocabulary.
| English Adjectives | Flemish Adjectives |
|---|---|
| colors | kleuren |
| black | zwart |
| blue | blauw |
| brown | bruin |
| gray | grijs |
| green | groen |
| orange | oranje |
| purple | paars |
| red | rood |
| white | wit |
| yellow | geel |
| sizes | groottes |
| big | groot |
| deep | diep |
| long | lang |
| narrow | nauw |
| short | kort |
| small | klein |
| tall | hoog/groot [last for people only] |
| thick | dik |
| thin | dun |
| wide | breed |
| shapes | vormen |
| circular | rond |
| straight | recht |
| square | vierkant |
| triangular | driehoekig |
| tastes | smaken |
| bitter | bitter |
| fresh | vers |
| salty | zout |
| sour | zuur |
| spicy | gekruid/pikant |
| sweet | zoet |
| qualities | eigenschappen |
| bad | slecht |
| clean | proper/schoon |
| dark | donker |
| difficult | moeilijk |
| dirty | vuil |
| dry | droog |
| easy | gemakkelijk |
| empty | leeg |
| expensive | duur |
| fast | snel |
| foreign | vreemd |
| full | vol |
| good | goed |
| hard | hard/moeilijk [latter for difficulty only] |
| heavy | zwaar |
| inexpensive | goedkoop |
| light | licht |
| local | locaal/plaatselijk |
| new | nieuw |
| noisy | lawaaierig/luid |
| old | oud |
| powerful | sterk |
| quiet | still/rustig |
| correct | juist |
| slow | traag |
| soft | zacht |
| very | heel/zeer [former mostly in spoken language] |
| weak | zwak |
| wet | nat |
| wrong | verkeerd/fout |
| young | jong |
| quantities | hoeveelheden |
| few | weinig |
| little | weinig/een beetje [latter means 'a little'] |
| many | veel |
| much | veel |
| part | een deel |
| some | een paar/een aantal |
| a few | een paar/een aantal |
| whole | heel |
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