naïef in Dutch

IPA: /naːˈif/ Audio: Nl-naïef.ogg

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Rhymes: -if Etymology: Borrowed from French naïf. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|fr|naïf}} French naïf Head templates: {{nl-adj|naïever}} naïef (comparative naïever, superlative naïefst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj|naïeve}} Forms: naïever [comparative], naïefst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], naïef [adverbial, positive, predicative], naïever [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het naïefst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het naïefste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], naïeve [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], naïevere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], naïefste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], naïef [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], naïever [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], naïefste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], naïeve [indefinite, plural, positive], naïevere [comparative, indefinite, plural], naïefste [indefinite, plural, superlative], naïeve [definite, positive], naïevere [comparative, definite], naïefste [definite, superlative], naïefs [partitive, positive], naïevers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]

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"naïef" meaning in Dutch

Adjective