direct
direct / straightforward
/diˈrɛkt/adjective
Word forms
- inflected: directe (direct)
- comparative: directer (more direct)
- superlative: directst (most direct)
- related noun: directie (management / board)
How it is spelled and how it sounds
In loanwords of Latin/French origin, the letter 'c' before 't' is pronounced as /k/, and the unstressed 'i' in an open syllable retains a tense /i/ sound rather than a long /iː/ or short /ɪ/.
perfectperfectprojectprojectindirectindirect
In connected speech
In rapid connected speech, the final /t/ in the /kt/ cluster is frequently dropped before a word starting with a consonant, making 'direct naar' sound like [diˈrɛk naːr].
In the lessons (1 sentence)
s2-les-11 · 42Nederlanders zijn gewoon direct, en Amsterdammers helemaal.Dutch people are just direct, and people from Amsterdam even more so.Open in lesson ↗
In the frequency dictionary
Core #521
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