praten

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch praten, further etymology unknown. Cognates are found only in Middle Low German praten. English prate, prattle and the various Scandinavian verbs were borrowed from these two languages.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpraːtə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: pra‧ten
  • Rhymes: -aːtən

Verb

praten

  1. (intransitive) to talk

Inflection

Conjugation of praten (weak)
infinitive praten
past singular praatte
past participle gepraat
infinitive praten
gerund praten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular praat praatte
2nd person sing. (jij) praat praatte
2nd person sing. (u) praat praatte
2nd person sing. (gij) praat praatte
3rd person singular praat praatte
plural praten praatten
subjunctive sing.1 prate praatte
subjunctive plur.1 praten praatten
imperative sing. praat
imperative plur.1 praat
participles pratend gepraat
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: praat

See also

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