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Dutch
Etymology
From verstaan + -baar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vərˈstaːnˌbaːr/, /vɛrˈstaːnˌbaːr/
- Hyphenation: ver‧staan‧baar
Adjective
verstaanbaar (comparative verstaanbaarder, superlative verstaanbaarst)
- capable of being heard and understood, audible and intelligible
Het gemompel van de mummie was slecht verstaanbaar, dus vroeg de toerist om een tolk.- The mummy's mumbling was difficult to make out, so the tourist requested an interpreter.
- (archaic) comprehensible, intelligible, capable of being understood
- Synonym: begrijpelijk
Deze daadzaken zijn licht verstaanbaar, zelfs voor een klein kind.- These facts can be understood easily, even by a small child.
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