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líef
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adjectiveinflects as lieve before many nouns
sweet, kind, or pleasant in manner or character
líef
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lief, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, meaning “dear, beloved, pleasing.”
Examples
Wat een lief kind is dat!
Wát een líef kínd is dát!
What a sweet child that is!
Ze schreef een lieve brief.
Zé schreef een líeve bríef.
She wrote a kind letter.
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adjectiveoften used in the inflected form lieve in direct address
dear or beloved, especially in affectionate address
líef
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lief, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, meaning “dear, beloved, pleasing.”
Examples
Lieve oma, bedankt voor alles.
Líeve óma, bedánkt voor álles.
Dear Grandma, thank you for everything.
Mijn lieve vriend kwam op bezoek.
Míjn líeve vríend kwam op bezóek.
My dear friend came to visit.
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noun[C]
a sweetheart, lover, or beloved person
líef
Pronunciation
Etymology
Nominal use of the adjective lief, “dear, beloved.”
Examples
Hij mist zijn lief.
Híj mist zijn líef.
He misses his sweetheart.
Mijn lief woont in Gent.
Míjn líef woont in Gént.
My beloved lives in Ghent.
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