vraag

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Etymology

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From Dutch vraag, from Middle Dutch vrage.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /frɑːχ/
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Noun

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vraag (plural vrae, diminutive vragie)

  1. question

Derived terms

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch vrage, from Old Dutch *frāga, from Proto-West Germanic *frāgu, from Proto-Germanic *frēgō, from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-.

Noun

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vraag f (plural vragen, diminutive vraagje n)

  1. (countable) question, query
    Coordinate term: antwoord
  2. (countable) question, issue, problem
    Synonym: vraagstuk
  3. (countable) interrogative, question (sentence form formulating a query)
  4. (uncountable, economics) demand
    Coordinate term: aanbod
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: vraag
  • Negerhollands: vraag

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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vraag

  1. inflection of vragen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative