naar
See also: når
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *nār, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz. Originally the comparative of na, which is in Modern Dutch nader. Compare also English: near, Swedish: när and Danish and Norwegian når
Preposition
naar
- to, towards in time, space, consequence, purpose etc.
- (dated) according to, in accordance with
- naar het Evangelie van Judas
- according to the gospel of Judas
Inflection
Pronominal adverbs of naar
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch naer, nare (“tight, sad”), from Old Dutch *naro (“narrow”), from Proto-Germanic *narwaz (“narrow, tight, constricted”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ner- (“turn, bend, twist, constrict”). Cognate with Low German naar (“ghastly, dismal”), West Frisian near (“narrow”), English narrow; compare also German Narbe (“scar, closed wound”). More at narrow.
Adjective
naar (comparative naarder, superlative naarst)
Inflection
Declension of naar | ||||
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uninflected | naar | |||
inflected | nare | |||
comparative | naarder | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | naar | naarder | het naarst het naarste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | nare | naardere | naarste |
n. sing. | naar | naarder | naarste | |
plural | nare | naardere | naarste | |
definite | nare | naardere | naarste | |
partitive | naars | naarders | — |
Derived terms
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