No. 7,986 in Dutch
ergerlijk
Annoying or irritating.
In a sentence
Het is echt ergerlijk hoe vaak hij te laat komt.
It is really annoying how often he is late.
In this sentence, "ergerlijk" is used as an adjective to describe the situation of constant tardiness as being irritating.
Zijn ergerlijk gedrag irriteert iedereen op kantoor.
His annoying behavior irritates everyone in the office.
Here, "ergerlijk" modifies "gedrag" to specify the character of the behavior that causes irritation to others.
Ik vind het ergerlijk dat deze plek altijd rommelig is.
I find it annoying that this place is always messy.
The word "ergerlijk" in this sentence is applied to express a personal opinion about the untidiness of a location, highlighting an emotional reaction of annoyance.
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