gelukkig

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch gelukkig, from Middle Dutch geluckig. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /χəˈlœ.kəχ/ === Adjective === gelukkig (attributive gelukkige, comparative gelukkiger, superlative gelukkigste) happy ==== Antonyms ==== ongelukkig == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch geluckig. Equivalent to geluk +‎ -ig. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣəˈlʏ.kəx/ Hyphenation: ge‧luk‧kig Rhymes: -ʏkəx === Adjective === gelukkig (comparative gelukkiger, superlative gelukkigst) happy; generally in life. For momentarily, see blij. gelukkig getrouwd ― happily married pleased, satisfied, fulfilled Ik heb alles wat ik nodig heb, ik ben gelukkig. ― I have everything I need, I'm fulfilled. lucky ==== Usage notes ==== Indefinite adjectives describing people often remain uninflected, if they express a personal quality. This is not stylistically neutral, but has a formal, rhetorical or poetic ring to it, and can occasionally distinguish literal meanings of an adjective from a more figurative one. Furthermore, this is only done with some nouns, not all. Hence, besides the regularly inflected "een gelukkige man", the uninflected "een gelukkig man" can also be encountered. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: gluklik, gleklik, glykkig === Adverb === gelukkig luckily thankfully ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: gelukkig