"moeilijk" meaning in Dutch

See moeilijk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmui̯.lək/, [ˈmu.lək] [informal] Audio: Nl-moeilijk.ogg
Rhymes: -ui̯lək Etymology: From moeien + -lijk. Etymology templates: {{af|nl|moeien|-lijk}} moeien + -lijk Head templates: {{nl-adj}} moeilijk (comparative moeilijker, superlative moeilijkst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj}} Forms: moeilijker [comparative], moeilijkst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], moeilijk [adverbial, positive, predicative], moeilijker [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het moeilijkst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het moeilijkste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], moeilijke [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], moeilijkere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], moeilijkste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], moeilijk [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], moeilijker [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], moeilijkste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], moeilijke [indefinite, plural, positive], moeilijkere [comparative, indefinite, plural], moeilijkste [indefinite, plural, superlative], moeilijke [definite, positive], moeilijkere [comparative, definite], moeilijkste [definite, superlative], moeilijks [partitive, positive], moeilijkers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. hard, difficult Synonyms: lastig
    Sense id: en-moeilijk-nl-adj-tGyzzOgt Categories (other): Dutch terms suffixed with -lijk, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -lijk: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19

Adverb

IPA: /ˈmui̯.lək/, [ˈmu.lək] [informal] Audio: Nl-moeilijk.ogg
Rhymes: -ui̯lək Etymology: From moeien + -lijk. Etymology templates: {{af|nl|moeien|-lijk}} moeien + -lijk Head templates: {{nl-adv}} moeilijk
  1. (colloquial) used as an intensifier; incredibly, extremely Tags: colloquial Synonyms: ontzettend, onwijs Derived forms: bemoeilijken, moeilijkheid, vermoeilijken Related terms: moeite, moeizaam
    Sense id: en-moeilijk-nl-adv-k804BZGv Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 43 57

Inflected forms

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    [
      "moeien",
      "moeien#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "-lijk",
      "-lijk#Dutch"
    ]
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From moeien + -lijk.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "moeilijker",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijkst",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nl-decl-adj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijk",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "positive",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijker",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "comparative",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het moeilijkst",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het moeilijkste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijkere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "masculine",
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        "superlative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijk",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "moeilijker",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijkste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijkere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijkste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijkere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijkste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijkers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "moeilijk (comparative moeilijker, superlative moeilijkst)",
      "name": "nl-adj"
    }
  ],
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        "moei",
        "lijk"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
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      "args": {},
      "name": "nl-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "word": "makkelijk"
        },
        {
          "word": "gemakkelijk"
        }
      ],
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          "_dis": "81 19",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hard, difficult"
      ],
      "id": "en-moeilijk-nl-adj-tGyzzOgt",
      "links": [
        [
          "hard",
          "hard"
        ],
        [
          "difficult",
          "difficult"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lastig"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmui̯.lək/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmu.lək]",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-moeilijk.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ui̯lək"
    }
  ],
  "word": "moeilijk"
}

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      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "moeilik"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Berbice Creole Dutch",
      "lang_code": "brc",
      "word": "moljiki"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Javindo",
      "lang_code": "jvd",
      "word": "muulek"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "moeilik"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "mujlig"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Petjo",
      "lang_code": "pey",
      "word": "moel'k"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Petjo",
      "lang_code": "pey",
      "word": "moelek"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Petjo",
      "lang_code": "pey",
      "word": "muulek"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Petjo",
      "lang_code": "pey",
      "word": "moewilek"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Aukan",
      "lang_code": "djk",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "muliki"
    },
    {
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      "-lijk#Dutch"
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  "etymology_text": "From moeien + -lijk.",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "moeilijk",
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  ],
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  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "43 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "bemoeilijken"
        },
        {
          "word": "moeilijkheid"
        },
        {
          "word": "vermoeilijken"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used as an intensifier; incredibly, extremely"
      ],
      "id": "en-moeilijk-nl-adv-k804BZGv",
      "links": [
        [
          "incredibly",
          "incredibly"
        ],
        [
          "extremely",
          "extremely"
        ]
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        "(colloquial) used as an intensifier; incredibly, extremely"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "moeite"
        },
        {
          "word": "moeizaam"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ontzettend"
        },
        {
          "word": "onwijs"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmui̯.lək/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmu.lək]",
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        "informal"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "Nl-moeilijk.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ui̯lək"
    }
  ],
  "word": "moeilijk"
}
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    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijkst",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
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        "predicative"
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      "form": "het moeilijkst",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "het moeilijkste",
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        "superlative"
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    {
      "form": "moeilijk",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijker",
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        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijkste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "moeilijke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
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      "form": "moeilijkere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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        "plural",
        "superlative"
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    },
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      "form": "moeilijke",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijkere",
      "source": "declension",
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        "comparative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijkste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moeilijkers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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        {
          "word": "lastig"
        }
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmui̯.lək/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmu.lək]",
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      ]
    },
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ui̯lək"
    }
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}

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      "word": "moeilik"
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      "word": "mujlig"
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      "word": "moel'k"
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      "lang_code": "pey",
      "word": "moelek"
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      "lang": "Petjo",
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        "lijk"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "moeite"
    },
    {
      "word": "moeizaam"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used as an intensifier; incredibly, extremely"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "incredibly",
          "incredibly"
        ],
        [
          "extremely",
          "extremely"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) used as an intensifier; incredibly, extremely"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ontzettend"
        },
        {
          "word": "onwijs"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmui̯.lək/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmu.lək]",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-moeilijk.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d2/Nl-moeilijk.ogg/Nl-moeilijk.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Nl-moeilijk.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ui̯lək"
    }
  ],
  "word": "moeilijk"
}

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