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adjectiveInflected attributive form of serieus; used before many nouns, e.g. with de-words, plural nouns, or het-words with a definite article.
serious; showing thoughtfulness, sincerity, or lack of joking
seríeuze
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Etymology
Inflected form of Dutch serieus, from French sérieux, ultimately from Latin seriosus, from serius meaning “serious.”
Examples
Ze stelde een serieuze vraag tijdens de vergadering.
Zé stélde een seríeuze vráág tijdens de vergádering.
She asked a serious question during the meeting.
Dit is een serieuze discussie, geen grap.
Dít is een seríeuze discússie, géén gráp.
This is a serious discussion, not a joke.
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