zonnige

Zonnige is a Dutch adjective meaning sunny or sunlit. It describes weather, light, or scenes characterized by sunshine, and can also be used metaphorically to describe brightness or cheerfulness. The word is used attributively before a noun: een zonnige dag, de zonnige middag, zonnige plekken. In the plural it becomes zonnige dagen or zonnige kamers. In predicative clauses, the uninflected form zonnig is used: Het is zonnig; De lucht is zonnig.

Origin and form: Zonnige derives from zon, meaning sun, with the suffix -ig forming an adjective. The -e ending is added in attributive position before a noun in singular or definite contexts (een zonnige dag, de zonnige dag).

Usage notes: It is common in weather forecasts, travel writing, and descriptive prose. It can describe literal sunshine or be used metaphorically to express brightness or cheerfulness, as in een zonnige stemming or een zonnig vakantiegevoel. Typical collocations include zonnige dag, zonnige hoek, zonnige kamer, and zonnige periodes.

Translations and related terms: In English, zonnige translates as sunny or sun-drenched. Related Dutch terms include zonnig (the predicative form), zon (sun), zonlicht (sunlight), and zonneschijn (sunshine).