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slecht

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From an earlier meaning of “simple, ordinary, inferior, plain” (cf. slechts), from Middle Dutch slecht (smooth, flat), from Old Dutch *sleht, from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz.

Adjective

slecht (comparative slechter, superlative slechtst)

  1. bad
    Het is een slecht idee om zonder jas in de regen te gaan.It's a bad idea to go out in the rain without a coat.
    Ze kreeg slechte cijfers op school.She was getting bad grades at school.
    Het was een slechte dag voor hem.It was a bad day for him.
  2. (dialectal, otherwise obsolete) ordinary, simple, common, mean
Declension
More information Declension of, uninflected ...
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: sleg
  • Jersey Dutch: släxt
  • Negerhollands: slecht, sle, slegt
  • Indonesian: jelek

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

slecht

  1. inflection of slechten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

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