lekkers
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]lekkers
Noun
[edit]lekkers
Dutch
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Etymology 1
[edit]Equivalent to lekker + -s (partitive [originally genitive] suffix).
Adjective
[edit]lekkers
- partitive of lekker
- Na dat harde werken hebben ze wel iets lekkers verdiend.
- After all that hard work they earned themselves something tasty.
Noun
[edit]lekkers n (uncountable)
- sweets, treats
- Wie zoet is krijgt lekkers, wie stout is de roe.
- Whoever is sweet gets treats, whoever is naughty the rod. (From a traditional Sinterklaas song.)
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]lekkers
- plural of lekker
- 2001 June 2, Maarten Huygen, “Leve de lekkers”, in NRC:
- Leve de lekkers
- Long live the leakers