blij

With regular loss of intervocalic -d- from earlier blijde, from Middle Dutch blide, from Old Dutch *blīthi, from Proto-West Germanic *blīþī, from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz.

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Daarmee moeten we blij
😀

zijn .

We should be pleased with this outcome.

We mogen en moeten daar heel blij
😀

mee zijn .

We must and should rejoice in that.

Ik ben blij
😀

dat we dit besloten hebben .

I'm glad we made this decision.

We zijn heel blij
😀

met deze uitnodiging .

We are very pleased with this invitation.

In principe moeten we blij
😀

zijn met deze overeenkomst .

In principle, we should be happy with this agreement.

De nummer twee
2

van het toernooi is blij
😀

met haar medaille .

The number two of the tournament is happy with her medal.

We zijn blij
😀

dat deze regeling over zes
6

maanden afloopt .

We are pleased that this expires in six months' time.

Daarom ben ik blij
😀

dat het verslag zich hiervoor op
🆙

twee
2

belangrijke ideeën concentreert .

Consequently, I welcome the fact that the report is focused on two key ideas in this regard.

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/blɛi̯/

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