vraag

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vraag, from Middle Dutch vrage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frɑːχ/

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Noun

vraag (plural vrae, diminutive vragie)

1. question

Derived terms

• vraagteken
• vraestel

Related terms

• vra

Dutch

Alternative forms

• vraach, vraagh, vraaghe, vraech, vraeg, vraege, vraegh, vraeghe, vrage, vraghe (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vraːx/

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• Hyphenation: vraag
• Rhymes: -aːx

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

Derived terms

• afvragen
• deelvraag
• essayvraag
• hamvraag
• hoofdvraag
• onderzoeksvraag
• strikvraag
• uitvraag
• vraagbaak
• vraagstelling
• vraagteken
• vraagzin
• vragenuur

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vraag
• Negerhollands: vraag

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vraag

1. inflection of vragen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative