Woordje

de lafaard

coward

noun · /ˈlɑf.aːrt/

Forms

Article
de lafaard
Plural
de lafaards
Diminutive
het lafaardje
Also means
wuss
How common
among the 5,000 most common Dutch words

In a sentence

Hij is een echte lafaard.

He is a real coward.

De lafaard durfde niet te springen.

The coward didn't dare to jump.

Lafaards vermijden altijd confrontaties.

Cowards always avoid confrontations.

Other “de” words

Learn this word properly

Reading a word once is not learning it. Add it to your own list and practise until you can produce it from memory.

Test your Dutch vocabulary

Updated