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Danish
Adjective
enige
- definite of enig
- plural of enig
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeː.nə.ɣə/
- Hyphenation: eni‧ge
Pronoun
enige
- (masculine, feminine, with de) only one
Jij bent de enige die er bezwaar tegen heeft.- You are the only one who has objections.
- (neuter, with het) only thing
Het enige dat ik zie is bomen.- The only thing I see is trees.
Usage notes
The superlative form enigste is commonly used, but people may see it as wrong. The form is correct, but the use of it is discouraged. See https://web.archive.org/web/20200613100556/https://taaladvies.net/taal/advies/vraag/262/ (in Dutch) for more information.
Descendants
- Berbice Creole Dutch: eni
Adjective
enige
- inflection of enig:
- masculine/feminine singular attributive
- definite neuter singular attributive
- plural attributive
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
enige
- definite singular of enig
- plural of enig