naif
See also: naïf
English
Adjective
naif (comparative naifer, superlative naifest)
- Alternative spelling of naïf.
Noun
naif (plural naifs)
- Alternative spelling of naïf.
Anagrams
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from English naive, from French naïve, feminine form of naïf, from Latin nātīvus (“native, natural”). Doublet of natif.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [na.(j)if]
Audio (Malaysia): (file)
- Rhymes: -aif, -if
- Hyphenation: na‧if
Adjective
naif (Jawi spelling ناءيف)
Affixations
Further reading
- “naif” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naˈif/ [naˈif]
- Rhymes: -if
- Syllabification: na‧if
Adjective
naif m or f (masculine and feminine plural naifs)
Further reading
- “naif”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Turkish
Etymology
From French naïf, from Latin nativus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.if/
- Hyphenation: na‧if
Adjective
naif
Declension
| present tense | ||
|---|---|---|
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (I am) | naifim | naif miyim? |
| sen (you are) | naifsin | naif misin? |
| o (he/she/it is) | naif / naiftir | naif mi? |
| biz (we are) | naifiz | naif miyiz? |
| siz (you are) | naifsiniz | naif misiniz? |
| onlar (they are) | naif(ler) | naif(ler) mi? |
| past tense | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (I was) | naiftim | naif miydim? |
| sen (you were) | naiftin | naif miydin? |
| o (he/she/it was) | naifti | naif miydi? |
| biz (we were) | naiftik | naif miydik? |
| siz (you were) | naiftiniz | naif miydiniz? |
| onlar (they were) | naiftiler | naif miydiler? |
| indirect past | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (I was) | naifmişim | naif miymişim? |
| sen (you were) | naifmişsin | naif miymişsin? |
| o (he/she/it was) | naifmiş | naif miymiş? |
| biz (we were) | naifmişiz | naif miymişiz? |
| siz (you were) | naifmişsiniz | naif miymişsiniz? |
| onlar (they were) | naifmişler | naif miymişler? |
| conditional | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (if I) | naifsem | naif miysem? |
| sen (if you) | naifsen | naif miysen? |
| o (if he/she/it) | naifse | naif miyse? |
| biz (if we) | naifsek | naif miysek? |
| siz (if you) | naifseniz | naif miyseniz? |
| onlar (if they) | naifseler | naif miyseler? |
For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.