ingewikkeld
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From inwikkelen. The adjectival sense “complicated” may be a calque, cf. German verwickelt and Latin complicō.
Pronunciation 1
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ingewikkeld (comparative ingewikkelder, superlative ingewikkeldst)
- complicated
- Synonyms: complex, gecompliceerd
- Antonym: eenvoudig
- Ken je de mop van de mummie? Ingewikkeld, hè? (well-known joke about the meaning “wrapped in”)
- Do you know the joke about the mummy? It's complicated, isn't it?
Declension
[edit]Declension of ingewikkeld | ||||
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uninflected | ingewikkeld | |||
inflected | ingewikkelde | |||
comparative | ingewikkelder | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | ingewikkeld | ingewikkelder | het ingewikkeldst het ingewikkeldste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | ingewikkelde | ingewikkeldere | ingewikkeldste |
n. sing. | ingewikkeld | ingewikkelder | ingewikkeldste | |
plural | ingewikkelde | ingewikkeldere | ingewikkeldste | |
definite | ingewikkelde | ingewikkeldere | ingewikkeldste | |
partitive | ingewikkelds | ingewikkelders | — |
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Pronunciation 2
[edit]Participle
[edit]ingewikkeld
Declension
[edit]Declension of ingewikkeld | ||||
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uninflected | ingewikkeld | |||
inflected | ingewikkelde | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | ingewikkeld | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | ingewikkelde | ||
n. sing. | ingewikkeld | |||
plural | ingewikkelde | |||
definite | ingewikkelde | |||
partitive | ingewikkelds |