aanvaarden

accepts (here translated as 'won't accept' with 'niet')

/aːnˈvaːrt/verb

How it is spelled and how it sounds

The 'aa' in closed syllables represents the long vowel /aː/. At the end of a word, the '-d' and '-dt' spellings both undergo final devoicing and are pronounced identically as a single /t/.

aardento ground / adaptpaardenhorsesonthaardento remove hair

In connected speech

In connected speech, the final /t/ sound of 'aanvaardt' often voices to /d/ when followed by a word starting with a voiced consonant, or links smoothly onto a following vowel (e.g., 'hij aanvaardt het' -> [aːnˈvaːrt ət]).

In the lessons (1 sentence)

s2-les-11 · 36Dit aanvaardt ze niet en ze wordt boos.She won't accept this, and she gets angry.Open in lesson ↗

In the frequency dictionary

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