Comfortabele

Comfortabele is a Dutch adjective form meaning comfortable, pleasant, or convenient. It is used to describe objects, spaces, or experiences that provide ease or physical ease, such as furniture, clothing, or environments. For example, de comfortabele bank (the comfortable couch) or een comfortabele reis (a comfortable trip). The word is commonly found in both everyday language and more formal writing.

Origin and related forms: comfortabele derives from the base adjective comfortabel, itself from the Dutch adaptation of the French confort, which has Latin roots in comfortare. In everyday usage, comfortabel serves as the non-attributive or predicative form (for example, De bank is comfortabel). The attributive form used before a noun is typically comfortabele, as in de comfortabele stoel.

Grammar and usage notes: In attributive position before a noun, Dutch adjectives often take an -e ending; thus comfortabele appears before nouns such as stoel or bank. In plural form, de comfortabele stoelen, the -e ending is retained. The word is primarily employed to convey physical or experiential ease rather than emotional mood.

Synonyms and related terms include gerieflijk, aangenaam, and praktisch, depending on context. The noun form related to the concept of comfort is comfort (or comfortabelheid, though less common in everyday speech).

Translations: English equivalents include comfortable, convenient, or cozy, depending on context. Dutch speakers may also use geriefelijk or aangenaam to express related nuances.

See also: comfort, comfortabel, gerieflijk, aangenaam.