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Dutch 'Veel' click to hear 2 3 can mean both 'much' and 'many.' 'More' is meer click to hear 2 and 'most' is meest click to hear
- Dutch 'weinig' click to hear 2 3 4 can mean both 'little' and 'few.' 'Less' and 'fewer' are minder click to hear and 'least' and 'fewest' are minst click to hear
Te veel mensen met te veel geld click to hear 2 Too many people with too much money
Minder werk voor minder mensen click to hear 2 Less work for fewer people
Veel ('Much/Many')
Meer ('More')
Meest ('Most')
Weinig, Niet Veel ('Little/Few')
Minder ('Less/Fewer')
Minst ('Least')
Genoeg ('Enough')
Comparative and Superlative Degrees

'Veel' click to hear 2 3 can be an adverb or a noun, but it is usually an adjective.
English often says 'a lot of' instead of 'much' or 'many'
The adjectives' common -E ending (vele click to hear - veel/vele click to hear) is rarely used - only with some 'time' words in a special context

vele dagen click to hear many days
Nog vele jaren! click to hear [Still many years] - Birthday Wish - Many happy returns!

Veel mensen spreken Engels click to hear Many people speak English
Veel mensen denken dat ... click to hear Many people think that ...
Veel mensen denken zo click to hear Many people think that way
Veel mensen zeggen dat ... click to hear Many people say that ...
Veel mensen zeggen dat. click to hear Many people say that.

Er zijn veel mensen ziek click to hear 2 Many people are sick (ill)
Er waren veel klachten click to hear There were many complaints
Er waren veel vlaggen click to hear 2 There were many flags

veel plezier! click to hear 2 ['much enjoyment'] - have fun!
veel succes ermee! click to hear ['(wishing you) much succes with it'] - good luck (with it)!

We hebben veel regen click to hear 2 We're having a lot of rain

Er was veel geld click to hear There was much money
Er is nog veel papier click to hear 2 There is still a lot of paper
Er is nog veel werk click to hear 2 There is still a lot of work (to do) / there are still many jobs
Er is nog veel te doen click to hear 2 There is still much to do, it still needs much work
Er werd veel gesproken over vrijheid click to hear Much was said about freedom, there was much talk about freedom
Er zou veel schade zijn click to hear It was said there was much damage

met veel gemak click to hear ['with much ease'] - easily, without difficulty
met veel gezag click to hear 2 'with much authority'
Ik heb 't met veel plezier gelezen click to hear 2 'I read it with [much] great pleasure' - I really enjoyed reading it
zonder veel gevaar click to hear 'without much danger' - safely, without great risk

Veel gedoe om niks click to hear Much ado about nothing
We hebben veel ijs nodig click to hear We need a lot of ice
Hoge bomen vangen veel wind click to hear (expression) 'High trees catch much wind' - public and important people get much criticism - Sayings
Ik heb veel last van m'n maag click to hear I'm much troubled by my stomach, my stomach is bothering me a lot - Medical
Er gaat veel geld om click to hear 2 There's a lot of money [going 'round] in it
Ik besteed veel tijd aan m'n website click to hear 2 3 I'm spending a lot of time (working) on my website
Ik heb jullie veel woorden gegeven click to hear 2 I have given you guys many words
Veel groeten! click to hear 'many greetings!' (at the end of a letter)
Heb je veel cadeautjes gekregen? click to hear Did you get many presents?
Hier zijn veel schepen vergaan click to hear 2 Many ships were wrecked here
t Heeft veel voeten in aarde click to hear 2 3 4 (saying) 'It has many feet in the soil'] - 'It's a very complicated process' (the image is removing a tree with many roots)
Hij heeft veel prijzen gekregen click to hear He has [received] been given many awards
Ik wens jullie veel gelukkige jaren samen click to hear I wish you guys many happy years [together] with each other

Weet ik veel! click to hear ['Know I much!'] - I don't know and I don't care
Veel fietsen click to hear [Much] Do a lot of bicycling - a resolution
Hij sprak veel click to hear He spoke much, he talked a lot
Hij hoort veel click to hear 'He hears a lot' - he has excellent hearing, but usually it means 'he is well informed'
Hij weet veel van bijen click to hear 2 He knows much bees, he's an expert on bees
't Is niet iets waar ik veel van weet click to hear 2 3 4 It's not something I know [much] a lot about
Er is sinds die tijd veel veranderd click to hear 2 3 Much has changed since that time
Er is ondertussen veel veranderd click to hear 2 3 Much has changed in the meantime
Ze gaan veel met elkaar om click to hear 2 3 4 They're spending much time together, they're seeing a lot of each other
Hoewel de proef mislukte hebben we toch veel geleerd click to hear Although the experiment failed we still learned a lot
Dat had ik veel eerder moeten doen click to hear I should have done that much earlier, long ago
't Is veel moeilijker dan ik dacht click to hear 2 3 It's much more difficult than I thought

Er staat veel op het spel click to hear There is much [at play] at stake
Hij deed veel om de stad mooi te maken click to hear 2 He did much to beautify the town
Velen met mij click to hear ['Many with me'] - Many people agree with me on this

Dutch te click to hear is occasionally used with the verb infinitive, like English 'to' Ik probeer Nederlands te leren click to hear I'm trying to learn Dutch but usually Dutch te click to hear is like English 'too' - excess like in 'too much' or 'too little' etc.
'Te veel' click to hear 2 3 is 'too much' or 'too many.' Written as one word, (het) teveel is a noun, 'too much of something, an overload, an overabundance'

veel te duur click to hear 2 much too expensive, way too expensive
veel te veel click to hear 2 [much too ...] way too much, way too many
te veel gedoe click to hear too much hassle
Dat is te veel gedoe click to hear 2 That's too much hassle
Dat is te veel werk click to hear 2 That's too much work
Hij praat te veel click to hear 2 He talks too much
Het was te veel click to hear It was too much
Ik heb te veel gegeten click to hear I have eaten too much
Ik had te veel gegeten click to hear I had eaten too much
Heb je te veel gegeten? click to hear 2 Have you eaten too much?
te veel van 't goede click to hear 2 too much of [the] a good thing
Hij heeft te veel pech click to hear 2 He has too much bad luck, too many accidents (he is accident-prone)
Er is te veel achtergrondgeluid click to hear There is too much background noise
Dat is veel te lastig! click to hear 2 3 4 That is much too inconvenient, that is way too much trouble
Een teveel aan informatie click to hear 2 an overload of information - too much information

'Zoveel' click to hear 2 3 4 (the stress can be either on 'veel' or on both 'zo' and 'veel') is 'so much' or 'so many.' It can be both an adjective or adverb and a noun ('so much, so many things')

Zoveel dingen om aan te denken click to hear 2 So many things to think about, so many things to keep in mind
Er is nog zoveel te doen click to hear 2 3 There is still so much to do
Ik heb al zoveel click to hear I already have so much (so many things, so much stuff)
Er gaat altijd zoveel mis click to hear 2 There are always so many things going wrong
't Had zoveel mooier kunnen zijn click to hear 2 3 [It could have been so much more beautiful] - usually said when something disappoints or doesn't work out
... omdat er zoveel te zien was click to hear ... because there was so much to see
Er wordt al zoveel gezegd click to hear 2 So much is being said already
Er is al zoveel gezegd click to hear 2 So much has been said already ->>

'Hoeveel' click to hear is 'how much' or 'how many,' usually in questions. (De) hoeveelheid click to hear is 'amount' - with the somewhat irregular plural 'hoeveelheden' click to hear 2 ->>

Hoeveel kost dit? click to hear How much does this cost? What's the price?
Hoeveel tijd is er nog? click to hear 2 3 How much time is [there still] left?

'Very much' (or 'very many') is erg veel click to hear 2 or heel veel click to hear 2 3 - in writing I prefer 'erg veel.'
For an even larger 'amount' there is 'heel erg veel' click to hear 'really a lot, very very much' (I can't think of a good English equivalent)
Er is erg veel regen click to hear 2 There is really a lot of rain

A few compound words with 'veel:'

veelheid click to hear ['maniness'] - multitude, variety, abundance
veelzijdig click to hear ['many-sided'] - versatile, all-round
veelvlak click to hear 2 ['many planes'] - polyhedron, 'many surfaces'
veelzeggend click to hear 2 ['saying much'] - 'telling,' 'revealing'
veelwijverij click to hear ['many wives thing'] - polygamy
veelbelovend click to hear 2 3 4 ['much promising'] - promising
veelkleurige roos click to hear 2 many-colored rose

'A lot (of)' can also be said as 'een heleboel' click to hear 2 - both as an adjective or adverb or as a noun. It is somewhat childish and not much used in writing. The short 'een boel' click to hear 2 'much, a lot' is rather informal.

Ik heb een heleboel vragen click to hear 2 3 I have a great many questions
Er is een heleboel mis click to hear 2 3 There is a lot wrong
Dat is een boel! click to hear 2 That's a lot!
Dat is een boel geld! click to hear 2 3 4 That is a lot of money
Je kunt er een boel geld aan besteden click to hear 2 You can spend a lot of money on it
Je kunt er een boel geld aan uitgeven click to hear You can spend a lot of money on it
Had ik maar een boel geld! click to hear ['If only I had ...'] - I wish I had a lot of money
(de) boel click to hear can also mean something like 'the situation, circumstances, affair, matter,' sometimes negativelym 'mess'
Laat de boel de boel click to hear ['Leave the lot as it is' ] - Take a break, relax
Saaie boel is het hier click to hear 2 3 It's boring here. What a boring place this is. There's nothing going on

More is 'Meer'

The comparative and superlative degrees of 'veel' are 'meer' click to hear ('more') and meest click to hear ('most.')
(Het) meer is 'lake'
'Meer' is often found in resolutions:
Meer brieven schrijven click to hear Write more letters
Meer boeken lezen click to hear Read more books
Meer muziek maken click to hear Make more music
Meer bewegen click to hear Excercise more

meer vrijheid click to hear 2 more freedom
Ik heb meer tijd nodig click to hear 2 I need more time
meer dan drie uur click to hear 2 3 more than 3 hours
't Is meer dan duizend dollar click to hear 2 3 It's more than a thousand dollars
't Is meer dan een miljoen euro click to hear 2 It's more than a million euro
Als je het werk snel doet krijg je meer geld click to hear 2 3 When you do the work quickly you'll get more money
Sommige mensen vinden dat ze meer rechten hebben dan anderen click to hear 2 Some people think they have more rights than other people
Heb je niet meer voorbeelden? click to hear 2 Don't you have more examples?
Is er niet meer geld? click to hear 2 3 Is there not more money? Is that all the money there is?
Mag 't iets meer zijn? click to hear 2 3 Is it OK if it's a little more? (what the butcher says when he cuts off a much larger piece than you asked for) ->>
Hij weet er meer van click to hear 2 He knows more about it
"Het smaakt naar meer" click to hear 2 'It tastes like more' - it's so good I'd like more of it
Hij wil altijd meer click to hear 2 3 He always wants more (he's never happy, content with what he's got, it's never enough)
Ik had er meer van verwacht click to hear 2 3 I had expected more of it, I had expected better results (of it)
't Is veel moeilijker dan ik dacht click to hear 2 3 It's much more difficult than I thought

'Meer' can also be 'anymore,' usually in the negative, 'niet meer' click to hear 2 3 and the related geen ... meer click to hear 2 literally 'not more' and 'no more' - a limited number, but they are mostly used in a time context indicating something stopped, not continuing, translated as 'not anymore' or 'no longer, not any longer' - or something has to stop: 'not again.'

niet meer belangrijk click to hear 2 not important anymore, no longer important, 'moot'
Ik kan het niet meer bijhouden click to hear 2 I cannot keep up with it anymore
't Is niet leuk meer click to hear 2 It's no fun anymore
't Is niet lekker meer click to hear 2 It doesn't taste good anymore (spoiled food)
Als ik er niet meer ben ... click to hear 2 3 When I'm no longer around, when I'm gone (dead) ...
De minuutwijzer beweegt bijna niet meer click to hear slow ->> The minute hand is barely moving anymore
Er was niet veel tijd meer click to hear ['There was no longer much time'] - there was not much time left
Er was opeens geen geld meer click to hear 2 3 Suddenly there was no more money - suddenly the money was gone
Ik kan er niet meer tegen click to hear 2 3 I can't stand it anymore
Ik wil niet meer click to hear 2 I don't want (to go on) anymore
Ik zag 't niet meer zitten click to hear I didn't see a future (depressed)
Nu ik niet meer rij(d) ... click to hear 2 Now that I don't drive anymore ...
Doe dat niet meer! click to hear 2 3 Don't do that again!
short:  Niet meer doen! click to hear 2 3 Don't do that again!
't Zal niet meer gebeuren click to hear 2 3 4 It will not happen again (promising better behavior)
Ik ben niet meer zo slim als ik ooit was click to hear 2 I'm no longer as clever [as I ever was] as I was in the past, as I used to be
(Misschien was ik nooit zo slim click to hear 2 3 Maybe I never was that clever)
Ik kan 't niet meer click to hear 2 3 I can't do it anymore, I am no longer able to do it
Ik eet geen witlof meer want het is te duur click to hear 2 'I don't eat Belgian endives anymore because [it] they are too expensive'
Maar dan is 't geen verrassing meer! click to hear 2 But then it's no longer a surprise! It would spoil the surprise
Ik sta nergens meer van te kijken click to hear 2 [Nowhere] Nothing surprises me anymore
Daar kijkt niemand meer van op click to hear 2 3 Nobody is surprised, impressed by that anymore

'Nooit' click to hear 2 is 'never' - 'nooit meer' click to hear 2 is translated either as 'never again' or 'not anymore.'

't Mag nooit meer gebeuren click to hear 2 3 [It may never be allowed to happen again] - We cannot allow it to ever happen again - Never again!
Ik kom er nooit meer click to hear 2 3 4 I never [come] go there anymore
We eten het nooit meer click to hear 2 3 We never [eat] have it anymore

In the next three examples the 'again' of 'nooit meer' could be left out in English, but note that in English the verb is in the future tense while in Dutch it is in the present tense

Ik ga nooit meer weg click to hear 2 I'll never [go away] leave again
ik ga nooit meer terug click to hear 2 3 I'll never go back again, I'll never return
Ik kom nooit meer terug click to hear 2 I'll never come back, I'll never return
(de) meerderheid click to hear 2 majority - Dutch Politics - Politics Words
Gij zult de meerderheid in het kwade niet volgen click to hear 2 3 ['Thou shalt not follow the majority into evil'] - Do not follow the majority when they do wrong (Exodus 23:2)
(het) meervoud click to hear 2 plural ->>
meervoudig onverzadigde vetzuren click to hear 2 polyunsaturated fatty acids - food

'Meerdere' click to hear 2 3 could mean 'more,' but it's usually more in the sense of 'several,' like verschillend click to hear / verschillende click to hear 2 usually means 'different,' but can also mean 'various, several'
verschillende keren click to hear 2 3 4 several times, "at different times"

'Most' is Meest

'Most' is meest click to hear / meeste click to hear (when used as an adjective it gets an -E ending, unlike 'veel' and 'meer')
- Meestal click to hear 2 is 'most of the time, usually' ->> - and (de) meester click to hear is 'master,' and also what children call a male elementary-school teacher.
de meest gevreesde terrorist click to hear the most feared terrorist
Wat is het meeste werk? click to hear 2 3 What is the most work?
De meeste fietsen hebben twee wielen click to hear 2 3 4 Most 'bicycles' have two wheels (Dutch  'fietsen' include tricyles etc.)
De meeste foto's op de website heb ik zelf gemaakt click to hear 2 3 I've taken most of the pictures on the website myself
De mens lijdt het meest van het lijden dat-ie vreest click to hear 'Man suffers most from the suffering he fears' - a sentiment somewhat similar to President Roosevelt's 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself' - FDR

hoogstens click to hear 2 at most
't Is hoogstens een uur werk click to hear 2 It's an hour of work at most
(het) maximum click to hear 2 maximum, max (most, top)
maximaal click to hear 2 maximal, at most

Weinig - 'Few' and 'Little'

Weinig click to hear 2 3 4 is both 'few' and 'little.'
It rarely gets the adjectives' -E ending
I often say niet veel click to hear 2 instead: 'not much/not many' - which in English seems to be preferred even more.
Er was weinig geld click to hear There was little money
Er lijkt weinig geld te zijn click to hear 2 It looks like there is little money
Er is weinig muziek click to hear 2 There is not music music
Er is weinig tijd click to hear 2 3 There is little time
Er is weinig tijd voor muziek click to hear There is not much time for music
Ze hebben weinig muziek click to hear They don't have much music
Er is elke dag weer te weinig tijd click to hear Every day again, there is too little (not enough) time
Er was weinig animo voor click to hear 2 3 There was little enthusiasm for it (to get involved)
Hoe weinig tijd er is voor mezelf click to hear 2 How little time there is to myself
Hij heeft weinig kans click to hear He has little chance
het weinige geld click to hear 'the little money' - the small amount of money
Hij ziet weinig click to hear He doesn't see much - he's either vision-impaired or not very observant
Ze hebben weinig gemeen click to hear They have little in common
Beter te veel dan te weinig click to hear 2 3 Better too much than too little
Hoe weinig we weten click to hear 2 How little we know (We don't know much)
zo weinig mogelijk click to hear 2 3 as little as possible

't Is niet veel click to hear 2 3 It's not much
't Is maar weinig click to hear 2 3 It's only a little, it's really not much
't Is nog niet veel click to hear 2 3 It's still not much
't Is nog maar weinig click to hear 2 3 It's still only a little, it's still not much

Er zijn weinig getuigen click to hear There are few witnesses
Er zijn weinig walvissen over click to hear There are few whales left
Er zijn weinig boeken over click to hear There are not many books about it -or: there are few books left
Ze hebben weinig gereedschap click to hear They have few tools
Een man van weinig woorden click to hear A man of few words (a quiet but not necessarily weak person)
Hij was een van de weinige mensen die ... click to hear 2 3 He was one of the few people who ...
Velen worden geroepen, maar weinigen worden uitgekozen click to hear Many are called, but (only a) few are chosen

Hij eet weinig click to hear 2 He doesn't eat much
Hij eet niet veel click to hear He doesn't eat much
Hij drinkt weinig click to hear 2 He doesn't drink much - may also refer to alcohol intake
Hij drinkt niet veel click to hear 2 He doesn't drink much - may also refer to alcohol intake
Er was niet veel sneeuw dit jaar click to hear There was not much snow this year
We hebben niet veel sneeuw dit jaar click to hear We're not having much snow this year
Hij zei niet veel click to hear He didn't say much
Ik heb gisteren niet veel gegeten click to hear 2 I didn't eat much yesterday
Ik vond er niet veel aan click to hear [I did not find much in it'] - It didn't appeal to me, I didn't care for it (for instance music, movies)
Niet veel mensen spreken Latijn click to hear Few, not many people speak Latin
heel weinig click to hear 2 very little, very few

Of course, 'little' can also mean 'small'

Het kleine broertje click to hear the little brother
een klein beetje click to hear 2 a little, a little bit
een heel klein beetje click to hear 2 a very small amount, minimally
Ik ben een beetje ziek click to hear I'm a little sick
Mag ik een beetje kaas? click to hear 2 [May I] Could I please have a little cheese?
Alle beetjes helpen click to hear '[All little bits help] - Every little bit helps'
Ik ben een beetje een huismus click to hear 2 ['I have something of a house sparrow'] - 'I don't get out much'
Ik ben een beetje schor, lijkt 't wel click to hear (2) It looks (sounds?) like I'm a little hoarse
't Is een beetje plat click to hear 2 It's somewhat substandard Dutch ‑>>
"Lukt 't een beetje?" click to hear 2 3 [Are you somewhat succeeding?] - How is it going? (inquiring with doubts about how a job is going)
Maak 't nou een beetje! click to hear 2 3 4 [Now make it a little] - Behave yourself! You're going too far
Doe een beetje normaal! click to hear 2 Act normally! Behave!
See also: Disambiguation: 'Wat'  for 'some,' a small quanitity, 'a little' and 'a few'

'Less' and 'Fewer' is 'Minder'

'Less' and 'fewer' is 'minder' click to hear
Minder werk voor minder mensen click to hear 2 Less work for fewer people
Minder computerspelletjes doen click to hear [Do fewer ...] Spend less time playing computer games
Minder vloeken click to hear Curse less (resolutions)
Dat is een zorg minder click to hear 2 3 4 That's one less worry - something we don't have to worry about anymore
't Is al minder erg click to hear 2 3 [It's already less bad] - It's not as bad as it was (pain etc.)
Net iets minder dan honderdduizend gulden click to hear 2 Just a little less than a hundred thousand guilders
min of meer click to hear ['less or more'] - about, roughly, 'more or less'
meer of minder click to hear more or less
een kilo'tje meer or minder click to hear a kilo more or less (what does it matter)
een kilo'tje meer or minder - wat maakt het uit click to hear a kilo more or less - what does it matter
niet meer of minder click to hear 2 3 [not more or less] - not more and not less (the exact amount)
(het) minderwaardigheidscomplex click to hear 2 [(less)-lower-value-] inferiority complex
(de) minderheid click to hear 2 3 minority
irregular plural: minderheden click to hear 2 minorities
The English word 'minder' - a person watching over you - is (de) oppasser click to hear 2 3 4 - children can have (an) (de) oppas click to hear - and the less authoritarian counselor 'guiding' you is (de) begeleider click to hear 2 - False Friends
Dorst lessen click to hear 2 is to 'slake' (quench, satisfy, reduce) thirst
Honger stillen click to hear 2 3 is to 'satisfy' ('stop,' reduce) hunger

'Least' is Minst

The superlative degree 'least' (and 'fewest') of 'less' and 'little' is minst click to
hear - and unlike 'weinig' and 'minder' gets an -E ending when used as an adjective: minste click to hear 2
de minst slechte ... click to hear 2 3 the least bad ...
Wat is het minste werk? click to hear 2 3 What is the least work?
De weg van de minste weerstand kiezen click to hear 2 3 Choose the [way, road] line of least resistance, the easiest way

'Gering' click to hear is a somewhat formal word for 'small, little.' Its superlative degree is 'geringste.'

het minste of geringste click to hear 2 [the least or the littlest] - the least, the littlest
Bij 't minste of geringste geluid werd-ie wakker click to hear He woke up at the littlest noise
minstens click to hear 2 / tenminste click to hear 2 3 at least
't Kost minstens twee weken click to hear 2 It will take at least 2 weeks
tenminste houdbaar tot ... click to hear 2 [can be kept at least till ...] - best before ...
(het) minimum click to hear 2 3 minimum
minimaal click to hear 2 minimal, at least

'Genoeg'  is 'Enough'

'Enough' is genoeg click to hear
Is er genoeg brood? click to hear 2 3 Is there enough bread?
Er is genoeg brood click to hear 2 There is enough bread
Is er nog genoeg brood? click to hear 2 Is there still enough bread?
Heb je genoeg gedronken? click to hear 2 Have you drunk enough?
Nou is het wel genoeg geweest! click to hear 2 Now that's [been] enough!
Heb je genoeg licht? click to hear Do you have enough light?
Er is niet genoeg tijd click to hear There is not enough time
Er is niet genoeg ruimte click to hear 2 There is not enough space
Ik krijg niet genoeg slaap click to hear I'm not getting enough sleep
Ze zeggen dat er niet genoeg tijd is click to hear They say there's not enough time
Er is nooit genoeg tijd click to hear There is never enough time
Er is elke dag weer te weinig tijd click to hear Every day, there is always too little, not enough time
Elke dag heeft genoeg aan z'n eigen leed click to hear Each day has enough suffering of its own
Een enkel woord is genoeg click to hear 2 [A single word is enough] - You don't have to say much
goed genoeg click to hear 2 good enough
't Is niet genoeg click to hear 2 It's not enough
't Is nooit genoeg click to hear 2 It's never enough, there is never enough
Ik heb er genoeg van click to hear 2 [I have enough of it] - I'm sick of it
Er is genoeg voor iedereen click to hear 2 3 There is enough for everybody
(Het) genoegen click to hear is a somewhat old-fashioned word for 'pleasure, satisfaction' ‑>>
"Het is mij een genoegen ..." click to hear 2 "It is with (great) pleasure ..."

Comparative and Superlative Degree in General

Like in English, -ER and -EST endings of adjectives are the Dutch comparative and superlative degrees; Dutch can also use 'meer' and 'meest' like English 'more' and 'most' but it is less common. (de) vergrotende trap click to hear 2 3 - comparative degree (de) overtreffende trap click to hear 2 - superlative degree (de) 'trap' click to hear usually either means 'stairs' or 'kick,' but it can also mean 'stage' like here or for instance in a rocket 'overtreffen' means 'to exceed.' De verwachtingen overtreffen click to hear 2 3 to exceed (beat) expectations For instance, comparative and superlative degrees:
groot / groter / grootst click to hear 2 'big, large' / 'bigger, larger' / 'biggest, largest'
but smal / smaller / smalst click to hear 2 where English has 'narrow' / 'more narrow' / 'most narrow.'
Sommige dieren zijn meer gelijk click to hear Some animals are more equal
efficiënter click to hear 2 more efficient
Like in English, and as shown earlier on the page, some of the comparative and superlative degrees are irregular:
goed click to hear / beter click to hear / best click to hear 'good, well' / 'better' / 'best'
See also: Qualifiers

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