soft in Dutch

IPA: /sɔft/ Audio: Nl-soft.ogg

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Etymology: Borrowed from English soft. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|en|soft}} English soft Head templates: {{nl-adj}} soft (comparative softer, superlative softst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj}} Forms: softer [comparative], softst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], soft [adverbial, positive, predicative], softer [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het softst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het softste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], softe [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], softere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], softste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], soft [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], softer [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], softste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], softe [indefinite, plural, positive], softere [comparative, indefinite, plural], softste [indefinite, plural, superlative], softe [definite, positive], softere [comparative, definite], softste [definite, superlative], softs [partitive, positive], softers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]

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"soft" meaning in Dutch

Adjective