verhaal

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːl
• IPA^(key): /vərˈɦaːl/
• Hyphenation: ver‧haal

Etymology 1

Back-formation from verhalen.

Noun

verhaal n (plural verhalen, diminutive verhaaltje n)

1. story

   Hij lachte om het verhaal, maar wij niet.

   He laughed at the story, but we didn't.

   Synonym: vertelling

Derived terms

• kinderverhaal
• verhalenverteller
• volksverhaal

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

verhaal

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of verhalen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of verhalen