vraag

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vraag, from Middle Dutch vrage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frɑːχ/

Noun

vraag (plural vrae, diminutive vragie)

1. question

Derived terms

• vraagteken
• vraestel

Related terms

• vra

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vraːx/

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• Hyphenation: vraag
• Rhymes: -aːx

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vrage. Compare Old High German fraga. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

vraag f or m (plural vragen, diminutive vraagje n)

1. (countable) question, query
2. (countable) question, issue, problem

   Synonym: vraagstuk

3. (countable) interrogative, question (sentence form formulating a query)
4. (uncountable, economics) demand

   Coordinate term: aanbod

Alternative forms

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

Derived terms

• deelvraag
• essayvraag
• hamvraag
• hoofdvraag
• strikvraag
• vraagbaak
• vraagstelling
• vraagteken
• vragenuur

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vraag

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vraag

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