bang
afraid
/bɑŋ/adjective
Word forms
- comparative: banger (more afraid)
- superlative: bangst (most afraid)
How it is spelled and how it sounds
The nasal ending -ng in 'bang' results in the velar nasal /ŋ/, common in Dutch.
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In connected speech
The nasal /ŋ/ in 'bang' may assimilate in connected speech, linking smoothly into a following vowel.
In the lessons (1 sentence)
s2-les-06 · 32Ik was bang om ruzie met jou te krijgen.I was afraid of getting into a fight with you.Open in lesson ↗
In the frequency dictionary
Core #697
Marked known.