"spreken" meaning in Dutch

See spreken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈspreːkə(n)/ Audio: Nl-spreken.ogg
Rhymes: -eːkən Etymology: From Middle Dutch sprēken, from Old Dutch sprecan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan, from Proto-Germanic *sprekaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|sprēken}} Middle Dutch sprēken, {{inh|nl|odt|sprecan}} Old Dutch sprecan, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*sprekan}} Proto-West Germanic *sprekan, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*sprekaną}} Proto-Germanic *sprekaną Head templates: {{nl-verb}} spreken Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-st|spreek|sprak|sproken|spreke|sprake|spraakt|class=4}} Forms: strong [table-tags], spreken [infinitive], spreken [gerund, neuter], spreek [first-person, present, singular], sprak [first-person, past, singular], spreekt [present, second-person, singular], sprak [past, second-person, singular], spreekt [formal, present, second-person, singular], sprak [formal, past, second-person, singular], spreekt [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], spreekt [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], spraakt [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], spraakt [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], spreekt [present, singular, third-person], sprak [past, singular, third-person], spreken [plural, present], spraken [past, plural], spreke [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], sprake [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], spreken [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], spraken [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], spreek [imperative, present, singular], spreekt [archaic, imperative, plural, present], sprekend [participle, present], gesproken [participle, past]
  1. (transitive or intransitive) to speak Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: praten Related terms: spraak, spreuk, sprookje
    Sense id: en-spreken-nl-verb-TKdixBly Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 44 44 5 7 Derived forms: aanspreken, afspreken, bespreken, gesprek, inspreken, spreekkoor, spreekrecht, spreekstalmeester, spreektaal, sprekenderwijs, spreker, tegenspreken, toespreken, uitspreken, vanzelfsprekend, verspreken, vrijspreken

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Kun je luider spreken? Ik hoor je niet goed.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "She spoke with enthusiasm about her new job.",
          "text": "Ze sprak met enthousiasme over haar nieuwe baan.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to speak"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive or intransitive) to speak"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "praten"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspreːkə(n)/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːkən"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-spreken.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3c/Nl-spreken.ogg/Nl-spreken.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Nl-spreken.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spreken"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Dutch dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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