blij

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Czech

Pronunciation

Verb

blij

  1. second-person singular imperative of blít

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

blij (comparative blijer, superlative blijst)

  1. 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.
  2. glad
    Ik ben blij dat je er bent.
    I'm glad that you're here.
Inflection
Inflection of blij
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
  • (archaic; sometimes still in fixed expressions) blijde
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: bli
  • Negerhollands: bli, blie
  • → Aukan: beleiti

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch bli (“lead (metal)”).

Noun

blij n (plural blijen, diminutive blijtje n)

  1. (archaic) lead (metal)
  2. (archaic) the colour of lead
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