graag

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Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch graag

Pronunciation

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

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: graag
  • Negerhollands: graag, graeg

Interjection

graag

  1. please (when being offered something)

Low German

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Adjective

graag

  1. Alternative spelling of grag
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