smakelijke

Smakelijke is a Dutch attributive adjective form derived from smakelijk, meaning tasty or delicious. It is used to describe food, drink, or anything with a pleasant taste when placed before a noun.

In attributive position, adjectives typically take the ending -e: de smakelijke maaltijd, smakelijke hapjes, een smakelijke saus. In predicative position, the form is smakelijk: Het eten is smakelijk.

Smakelijk is relatively neutral and formal; in everyday speech speakers often prefer lekker, which is more colloquial. Smakelijk can also appear in literary or semi-formal contexts.

Smakelijk comes from smaak 'taste' and the suffix -elijk, forming an adjective meaning 'having taste' or 'characterized by taste.'

One common use is Eet smakelijk, a standard wish meaning "Enjoy your meal."

Related terms include smaak (taste), lekker (delicious in everyday language), smakeloos (tasteless), and smaakvol (tasteful).