Adjective: streng
Indefinite Forms
| masc. & fem. | strenge |
| neuter | streng |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | strenge |
| Comparative | strengere |
| Superlative | strengste |
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like streng
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 strenge, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (“tight, tense”), *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut”). Compare German streng, English strong, Danish streng. See: German Adjectives '
streng', English Adjectives '
strong'.
Verbs referencing "streng"
English Adjectives
strong, German Adjectives
streng.
Translations