halfhartig
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From half (“half”) + hart (“heart”) + -ig.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
halfhartig (comparative halfhartiger, superlative halfhartigst)
- without much conviction or effort; halfhearted
- Hij deed een halfhartige poging om te stoppen met roken.
- He made a halfhearted attempt to stop smoking.
Inflection[edit]
| Inflection of halfhartig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | halfhartig | |||
| inflected | halfhartige | |||
| comparative | halfhartiger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | halfhartig | halfhartiger | het halfhartigst het halfhartigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | halfhartige | halfhartigere | halfhartigste |
| n. sing. | halfhartig | halfhartiger | halfhartigste | |
| plural | halfhartige | halfhartigere | halfhartigste | |
| definite | halfhartige | halfhartigere | halfhartigste | |
| partitive | halfhartigs | halfhartigers | — | |
Synonyms[edit]
- (halfhearted): halfslachtig