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The letter v in Dutch refers to the letter V.
Did you know?
- In Dutch, the letter v is often pronounced as a voiceless labiodental fricative, which sounds more like the English 'f' than the English 'v'.
- In older Dutch typography, the letter v was occasionally used in ways that mirrored the way 'u' was treated, due to historical handwriting similarities.
- When reading certain abbreviations aloud, a Dutch speaker might pronounce v as 'van', which is a common preposition meaning 'from' or 'of'.
Examples in context
- Ganzen vliegen in een V-vorm.Geese fly in a V shape.This sentence shows how v is used to describe the shape of geese flying.Tatoeba #6275450 by megamanenm, translation #1996951 by LanguageExpert
- Tom droeg een V-hals T-shirt.Tom wore a V-neck T-shirt.This sentence shows how v is used to describe a type of neckline on a shirt.Tatoeba #9743558 by MarijnKp, translation #5357484 by Hybrid
- Aangezien we veel tijd voor de televisie doorbrengen, zullen we steeds minder boeken lezen.As we spend a lot of time watching T.V., we will read fewer books.This sentence shows the letter v as part of the word televisie.Tatoeba #9178983 by Nylez, translation #5651303 by Mar1L
- VerjaardagBirthday
- VerkeerTraffic
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Daan and Sophie are looking at a brand name on a bag.
- DaanHoe spreek je die v uit?How do you pronounce that v?
- SophieDat is een gewone v.That is a regular v.
- DaanIk dacht dat het een u was.I thought it was a u.
- SophieNee, het is duidelijk een v.No, it is clearly a v.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
