genoeg
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Adverb
[edit]genoeg
- enough
- Dis genoeg!
- That's enough!
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch genuch, from Old Dutch *ginuog, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz. Cognate with West Frisian genôch, German genug, English enough, Low German noog, Swedish nog.
Pronunciation
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[edit]genoeg
Synonyms
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[edit]- Afrikaans: genoeg
- Berbice Creole Dutch: gunuku
- Jersey Dutch: xjenux
- Negerhollands: genoeg, genug, gnug
- → Virgin Islands Creole: genn (dated)
Adverb
[edit]genoeg
- enough, to enough of a degree, with sufficient frequency
- Is de auto groot genoeg voor drie kinderen?
- Is the car big enough for three kids?
Usage notes
[edit]When genoeg follows an adjective, the whole word group may be used as an attributive adjective, and inflected as such. For example:
- een groot genoege auto ― a big enough car
This usage is nonstandard.
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