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gaar
gaar
See also: går
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːr
- IPA(key): /ɣaːr/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gaer (“ready”), from Old Dutch garo (“ready”), from Proto-Germanic *garwaz (“ready”). More at yare.
Adjective
gaar (comparative gaarder, superlative gaarst)
- (of food) Well-cooked, such that it’s considered ready.
- (figuratively, of a person) finished, exhausted
Inflection
| Inflection of gaar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | gaar | |||
| inflected | gare | |||
| comparative | gaarder | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | gaar | gaarder | het gaarst het gaarste |
|
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | gare | gaardere | gaarste |
| n. sing. | gaar | gaarder | gaarste | |
| plural | gare | gaardere | gaarste | |
| definite | gare | gaardere | gaarste | |
| partitive | gaars | gaarders | — | |
Derived terms
- gaarkeuken
Verb
gaar