vroege

Vroege is a Dutch adjective meaning "early," used to describe something that occurs in the early part of the day or early in a sequence. It is the attributive form of the base adjective vroeg and is placed directly before nouns, as in common phrases such as de vroege ochtend (the early morning) and de vroege vogels (the early birds). The form vroege is used before many singular and plural nouns in typical noun phrases, including when the noun is definite.

In use, vroege often appears in everyday expressions referring to time. For example, een vroege trein denotes an early train, and vroege uren refers to the early hours of the day. The word is also found in idiomatic expressions and descriptive labels in media, schedules, and signage. Its meaning remains tied to temporal earlyness, rather than to a value judgment.

Vroege contrasts with other related forms. The adverbial form vroeg describes actions done early, as in Ik sta vroeg op (I wake up early). The comparative adverb vorm, vroegere/froger (older comparative forms), is used to indicate earlier timing in a sequence, as in Vandaag is het vroeger dan gisteren.

See also: vroeg, vroeger, vroege vogels. The term is a basic building block in Dutch descriptive language, commonly encountered in everyday speech as well as in written communication when specifying time or order.