boos
angrily (describes how Annika says it)
/boːs/adverb (adjective used adverbially)
Word forms
- inflected: boze (angry)
- comparative: bozer (angrier)
- superlative: boost / het booste (angriest)
- partitive: boos (something angry, used after 'iets' or 'niets')
How it is spelled and how it sounds
Double 'oo' in a closed syllable represents the long vowel /oː/, which becomes a single 'o' in an open syllable (bo-ze) while the final /s/ voices to /z/.
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In connected speech
In connected speech before a vowel-initial word, such as in 'boos op', the final /s/ often undergoes intervocalic voicing and resyllabification, sounding like [boː.zɔp].
In the lessons (4 sentences)
s2-les-09 · 35Annika zegt boos: dat hoef ik toch niet te geloven.Annika says angrily: I don't have to believe that, do I?Open in lesson ↗
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
Core #902
Marked known.