naïef

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French naïf.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -if

Adjective

naïef (comparative naïever, superlative naïefst)

  1. naive
    De naïeve politicus vertrouwde de boer op zijn woord.
    The naive politician trusted the farmer at his word.

Declension

Declension of naïef
uninflected naïef
inflected naïeve
comparative naïever
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial naïef naïever het naïefst
het naïefste
indefinite m./f. sing. naïeve naïevere naïefste
n. sing. naïef naïever naïefste
plural naïeve naïevere naïefste
definite naïeve naïevere naïefste
partitive naïefs naïevers

Derived terms