mooie

Mooie is the inflected form of the Dutch adjective mooi, meaning beautiful or pretty. It is used to describe nouns and agrees with the noun in gender and number. After a definite article or determiner, the adjective typically takes the -e ending: de mooie straat, het mooie huis. In the plural, and with definite or indefinite determiners, the same -e ending is used: mooie dagen, de mooie huizen.

In indefinite singular form, the base 'mooi' is used with neuter nouns (een mooi huis), while before common gender singular nouns the -e form is used (een mooie dag). This pattern shows how Dutch adjectives vary in form to align with the noun they modify.

The comparative and superlative forms are mooier and mooiste: Zij is mooier dan zij; Dat is de mooiste jurk. Adjectives can also function as adverbs in Dutch, where mooi means “beautifully” or “well”: Zij zingt mooi.

Etymology and varieties: The adjective comes from Middle Dutch mooi and has cognates across West Germanic languages, reflecting shared roots for beauty and pleasantness. The form choices for mooi/mooie and the related inflections reflect Dutch grammar conventions for adjective agreement with nouns.

Usage notes: Mooie is widely used to describe aesthetics of people, places, objects, and experiences. In everyday speech, it appears in many fixed expressions such as een mooie dag or de mooiste stranden. Synonyms for certain contexts include knap or aardig, though these carry different nuances.