imperfect in Dutch

IPA: /ɪm.pɛrˈfɛkt/, /ɪm.pərˈfɛkt/ Audio: Nl-imperfect.ogg

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Rhymes: -ɛkt Etymology: Borrowed from Latin imperfectus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|nl|la|imperfectus}} Borrowed from Latin imperfectus Head templates: {{nl-adj}} imperfect (comparative imperfecter, superlative imperfectst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj}} Forms: imperfecter [comparative], imperfectst [superlative], imperfect [table-tags], imperfect [adverbial, positive, predicative], imperfecter [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het imperfectst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het imperfectste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], imperfecte [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], imperfectere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], imperfectste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], imperfect [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], imperfecter [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], imperfectste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], imperfecte [indefinite, plural, positive], imperfectere [comparative, indefinite, plural], imperfectste [indefinite, plural, superlative], imperfecte [definite, positive], imperfectere [comparative, definite], imperfectste [definite, superlative], imperfects [partitive, positive], imperfecters [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]

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"imperfect" meaning in Dutch

Adjective