halfhartig

Dutch

Etymology

From half (“half”) +‎ hart (“heart”) +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation
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Adjective

halfhartig (comparative halfhartiger, superlative halfhartigst)

  1. without much conviction or effort; halfhearted

Inflection
Inflection of halfhartig
uninflected halfhartig
inflected halfhartige
comparative halfhartiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial halfhartighalfhartigerhet halfhartigst
het halfhartigste
indefinite m./f. sing. halfhartigehalfhartigerehalfhartigste
n. sing. halfhartighalfhartigerhalfhartigste
plural halfhartigehalfhartigerehalfhartigste
definite halfhartigehalfhartigerehalfhartigste
partitive halfhartigshalfhartigers—
  1. Hij deed een halfhartige poging om te stoppen met roken.
    He made an half-hearted attempt to stop smoking.

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