No. 3,361 in Dutch
knappe
Attractive, handsome, or clever.
In a sentence
Hij is een knappe jongen.
He is a handsome boy.
Here, "knappe" is an adjective describing physical appearance (handsome).
Dat was een knappe prestatie.
That was an impressive performance.
In this sentence, "knappe" refers to being impressive or skillful.
Ze keek met knappe ogen naar het schilderij.
She looked with bright eyes at the painting.
In this context, "knappe" metaphorically refers to brightness or liveliness.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “knappe” in actual Dutch podcasts.
Find “knappe” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Dutch podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Nederlands, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Dutch books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).