tof
Dutch
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Hebrew טוֹב (tov, “good”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]tof (comparative toffer, superlative tofst)
- cool (objects)
- Wat een tof ding — What a cool thing
- nice (persons)
- Hij is een toffe gast — He is a nice guy
Declension
[edit]| Declension of tof | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | tof | |||
| inflected | toffe | |||
| comparative | toffer | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | tof | toffer | het tofst het tofste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | toffe | toffere | tofste |
| n. sing. | tof | toffer | tofste | |
| plural | toffe | toffere | tofste | |
| definite | toffe | toffere | tofste | |
| partitive | tofs | toffers | — | |
Interjection
[edit]tof
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]tof (comparative toffer, superlative tofst)
- (Suriname) tough, difficult, harsh
- 2013, Scrappy W (lyrics and music), “Super Saamaka”:
- Ik woon in de stad en ik kom uit het bos / Toerisme gestudeerd en ik ben tevens kok / Mensen vinden me tof, grof, onbeschoft / en respect voor mijn buurvrouw want die noemt me os
- I live in the city and I'm from the jungle / Studied tourism and I am also a cook / People think I am harsh, rude, uncouth / and respect for my neighbour because she calls me an ox
- 2016 July 28, “Secretaris Atompai: Politiebond gaat toffe tijden tegemoet [Secretary Atompai: police union faces tough times]”, in Starnieuws[1], retrieved 11 January 2021:
- De Surinaamse Politiebond (SPB) gaat toffe tijden tegemoet. Daarom heeft secretaris Mielando Atompai alle leden opgeroepen om de algemene ledenvergaderingen (alv's) te bezoeken.
- The Surinamese Police Union (SPB) is facing tough times. That is why secretary Mielando Atompai has called on all members to attend the members' general assemblies.
Volapük
[edit]Noun
[edit]tof (nominative plural tofs)
Declension
[edit]declension of tof