boeken

booked

/ɣəˈbukt/verb (past participle)

How it is spelled and how it sounds

The digraph 'oe' consistently represents the high back rounded vowel /u/ (like 'oo' in English 'boot'), regardless of whether the syllable is open or closed.

zoekento searchvloekento curse / swearkoekencakes / cookies

In connected speech

In 'geboekt', the prefix 'ge-' is unstressed with a schwa /ɣəˈbukt/, and the final /t/ is often dropped in rapid speech if the next word starts with a consonant.

In the lessons (1 sentence)

s2-les-11 · 53Heb je een hotel geboekt?Have you booked a hotel?Open in lesson ↗

In the frequency dictionary

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