graag

Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch graag

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χrɑːχ/

Adverb

graag

1. gladly, eagerly (meaning that the subject is eager to perform the action of the verb)

   Ek wil graag saamkom! ― I would love to come along!

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gradig (“desirous, willing”), from Old Dutch *grādag (“desirous, hungry”), from Proto-West Germanic *grādag, from Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz (“hungry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣraːx/

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• Hyphenation: graag
• Rhymes: -aːx

Adverb

graag (comparative liever, superlative liefst)

1. willingly, gladly (meaning that the subject enjoys doing the action of the verb)

   Synonyms: gaarne, geire

   Ik loop graag op het strand. ― I gladly walk on the beach.

Derived terms

• graag gedaan
• graag hebben
• graag zien

Descendants

• Afrikaans: graag
• Negerhollands: graag, graeg

Interjection

graag

1. please (when being offered something)

Low German

Adjective

graag

1. Alternative spelling of grag