doen

do

/dun/verb

How it is spelled and how it sounds

The spelling ‘oe’ consistently represents the long /u/ sound.

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In connected speech

In fast speech, final /n/ in ‘doen’ often becomes nasalized or drops before a vowel, as in ‘doe ik’.

In the lessons (6 sentences)

s2-les-04 · 23Oh, wat ga je doen? — Ik heb een sollicitatiegesprek bij een bedrijf dat goederen uit China importeert.Oh, what are you going to do? — I have a job interview at a company that imports goods from China.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-07 · 48Wat moet ze nu doen?What should she do now?Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-07 · 55En wat gaat Xing doen?And what is Xing going to do?Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-08 · 19Dat kon je toch wel in een kwartiertje doen.Surely you could do that in a quarter of an hour.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-08 · 45En waarom doet Martin zo?And why is Martin acting like this?Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-08 · 8Maar wat moest ze nu doen?But what was she supposed to do now?Open in lesson ↗

In the frequency dictionary

Core #52

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