vrij

See also: -vrij

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vri, from Old Dutch frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz, which derives from Proto-Indo-European *preyH- (to be fond of). Related to vrijen (to love), vrijdag (friday), vriend (friend), vrouw (woman), and vrede (peace).

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯
  • IPA(key): /vrɛi/
  • (Northern Netherlands) IPA(key): /frɛi/

Adjective

vrij (comparative vrijer, superlative vrijst)

  1. free; not imprisoned or enslaved.
    een vrij mana free man
  2. free; unconstrained.
    hij had de vrije hand over het landhe had a free hand over the land
  3. free; unobstructed, without blockages.
    de afvoer was vrijthe drain was unobstructed
  4. free; without obligations.
    vrije tijdfree time

Inflection

Inflection of vrij
uninflected vrij
inflected vrije
comparative vrijer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial vrijvrijerhet vrijst
het vrijste
indefinite m./f. sing. vrijevrijerevrijste
n. sing. vrijvrijervrijste
plural vrijevrijerevrijste
definite vrijevrijerevrijste
partitive vrijsvrijers

Derived terms

Adverb

vrij

  1. fairly, rather, quite, very.
    Hij is vrij betrouwbaarHe is fairly trustworthy
    De computer waarmee ik werk is vrij oud.The computer with which I work is quite old.

Verb

vrij

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