roze
/rɔːzə/
The English word "pink" is translated into Dutch as roze. Wiktionary also lists rooskleurig.
Meaning: colored/coloured between red and white (adj)
Ways to say it
| Dutch | IPA |
|---|---|
| roze | /rɔːzə/ /rɔːs/ |
| rooskleurig |
The term is used to describe the color between red and white. As a noun, roze can also refer to the pale red color itself. For related concepts, the word anjer refers to a flower.
Which one should you use?
While roze refers to the literal color, rooskleurig is often used figuratively to mean optimistic or promising, such as in the phrase een rooskleurig vooruitzicht (a rosy prospect).
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
When used as an attributive adjective before a noun, roze typically remains invariable, unlike many other Dutch adjectives that take an -e ending (e.g., een roze bloem).
How do you pronounce it?
/rɔːzə/
What mistakes should you avoid?
Avoid using roos to describe the color pink. roos refers to the flower, whereas the color is roze.
Did you know?
- The word roze is a linguistic traveler, having entered the Dutch language from the French word 'rose' rather than developing from native Germanic roots.
- The Dutch word for the carnation, a flower that is often pink, is anjer, which has no linguistic connection to the word roze.
Examples in context
- De kip is roze.The chicken is pink.This sentence shows how to describe the color of a chicken using roze.Tatoeba #7971441 by MarijnKp, translation #4104548 by Hybrid
- De roos is roze.The rose is pink.This sentence describes the color of a rose using roze.Tatoeba #7971439 by MarijnKp, translation #1417588 by marcelostockle
- Het boek is roze.The book is pink.This sentence describes the color of a book using roze.Tatoeba #7971442 by MarijnKp, translation #5257001 by solejar
- De muur is roze gekleurd.The wall is colored pink.
- Het boeket bevat roze bloemen.The bouquet contains pink flowers.
- 49 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Noah and Lisa are shopping for home decor.
- NoahHeb je een roze vaas?Do you have a pink vase?
- LisaNee, maar die roze lamp is mooi.No, but that pink lamp is beautiful.
- NoahIk vind die roze kleur leuk.I like that pink color.
- LisaIk ook, het past bij de kamer.Me too, it matches the room.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pink” translations and entries roze, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries roze, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
