werkzaam in Dutch

IPA: /ˈʋɛrk.saːm/ Audio: Nl-werkzaam.ogg

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Etymology: From werken + -zaam. Etymology templates: {{suffix|nl|werken|zaam}} werken + -zaam Head templates: {{nl-adj|werkzamer}} werkzaam (comparative werkzamer, superlative werkzaamst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj|werkzame}} Forms: werkzamer [comparative], werkzaamst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], werkzaam [adverbial, positive, predicative], werkzamer [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het werkzaamst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het werkzaamste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], werkzame [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], werkzamere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], werkzaamste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], werkzaam [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], werkzamer [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], werkzaamste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], werkzame [indefinite, plural, positive], werkzamere [comparative, indefinite, plural], werkzaamste [indefinite, plural, superlative], werkzame [definite, positive], werkzamere [comparative, definite], werkzaamste [definite, superlative], werkzaams [partitive, positive], werkzamers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]

Inflected forms

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        {
          "english": "He is employed by a store.",
          "text": "Hij is werkzaam in een winkel.",
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"werkzaam" meaning in Dutch

Adjective

Inflected forms