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)/
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  • Hyphenation: pra‧ten
  • Rhymes: -aːtən

Verb

praten

  1. (intransitive) to talk
    Synonym: spreken
    We kunnen later praten over de details. ― We can talk about the details later.
    Zij praten al uren met elkaar aan de telefoon. ― They have been talking to each other on the phone for hours.
    Kinderen praten vaak zonder remmingen. ― Children often talk without inhibitions.
    Hij wil niet praten over wat er gebeurd is. ― He doesn't want to talk about what happened.

Conjugation

Inflection 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.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: praat
  • Jersey Dutch: prâte
  • Negerhollands: praat, praet, prat
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: prat

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Dutch praten.

Pronunciation

Verb

praten

  1. to chatter inconsequentially

Conjugation

Conjugation of praten (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) praten, prate
present tense past tense
1st-person singular prate prated
2nd-person singular pratest pratedest
3rd-person singular prateth prated
subjunctive singular prate
imperative singular —
plural1 praten, prate prateden, pratede
imperative plural prateth, prate —
participles pratynge, pratende prated, yprated

1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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