vrij

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See also: -vrij

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch vri, from Old Dutch frī, from Proto-West Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *priHyós, a derivation from *preyH- (“to be fond of”). Related to vrijen (“to make love”), vrijdag (“Friday”), vriend (“friend”), and vrede (“peace”).

Adjective[edit]

vrij (comparative vrijer, superlative vrijst)

  1. free; not imprisoned or enslaved.
    Ik ben geen nummer, ik ben een vrij man! ― I am not a number, I am a free man!
  2. free; unconstrained.
    Hij had de vrije hand over het land. ― He had a free hand over the land.
  3. free; unobstructed, without blockages.
    De afvoer was vrij. ― The drain was clear.
  4. free; without obligations.
    vrije tijd ― free time
  5. off (not working)
    Ik heb twee dagen vrij gevraagd aan mijn baas. ― I asked my boss for two days off.
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of vrij
uninflected vrij
inflected vrije
comparative vrijer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial vrij vrijer het vrijst
het vrijste
indefinite m./f. sing. vrije vrijere vrijste
n. sing. vrij vrijer vrijste
plural vrije vrijere vrijste
definite vrije vrijere vrijste
partitive vrijs vrijers —
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Negerhollands: vri, vrie, fri
  • → Aukan: felei
  • → Caribbean Javanese: frèi, prèi, pré
  • → Indonesian: prei (“holiday, free, doing nothing”)
  • → Sundanese: peré

Adverb[edit]

vrij

  1. fairly, rather, quite, very
    Synonyms: nogal, tamelijk, behoorlijk, redelijk
    Hij is vrij betrouwbaar ― He is fairly trustworthy
    De computer waarmee ik werk is vrij oud. ― The computer with which I work is quite old.

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

vrij

  1. inflection of vrijen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative
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