Dutch

Preposition

naar

1. to, towards in time, space, consequence, purpose etc.
2. according to, in accordance with (slightly old-fashioned)

   het evangelie naar Judas — the gospel of Judas

Inflection

Derived terms

• naartoe

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch naer, nare ‎(“tight, sad”), from Old Dutch *naro ‎(“narrow”), from Proto-Germanic *narwaz ‎(“narrow, tight, constricted”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ner- ‎(“turn, bend, twist, constrict”). Cognate with Low German naar ‎(“ghastly, dismal”), West Frisian near ‎(“narrow”), English narrow; compare also German Narbe ‎(“scar, closed wound”). More at narrow.

Adjective

naar ‎(comparative naarder, superlative naarst)

1. nasty, scary
2. unpleasant, sickening

Inflection

Derived terms

• naarling