Adjective: jong
Indefinite Forms
| masc. & fem. | jonge |
| neuter | jong |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | jonge |
| Comparative | jongere |
| Superlative | jongste |
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like jong
bestendig,
stichtelijk,
meelijwekkend,
seniel,
sappig,
schuin,
scherp,
schalk,
glasachtig,
diepgravend,
sjofel,
ongelijkmatig,
energiebesparend,
smeuïg,
smerig,
slecht,
solied,
soepel,
simpel,
dienstig, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch jonc, from Old Dutch junc, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós. Compare German jung, English young, Danish ung, Icelandic ungur. See: German Adjectives '
jung', English Adjectives '
young'.
Verbs referencing "jong"
English Adjectives
young, German Adjectives
jung.
Translations