kwijt
lost, gone (adjective) — iemand kwijt willen = to lose someone
/kʋɛit/adjective
Word forms
- comparative: kwijter (more lost)
- superlative: kwijtst (most lost)
How it is spelled and how it sounds
The diphthong /ɛi/ is commonly spelled as 'ij' in Dutch.
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In connected speech
In rapid speech, the /t/ in ‘kwijt ik’ may assimilate and be pronounced as a glottal stop before a vowel.
In the lessons (2 sentences)
s2-les-07 · 47Eigenlijk wil ze Martin niet kwijt.Actually, she doesn't want to lose Martin.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-08 · 9Ze wil hem ook niet meer kwijt.She doesn't want to lose him anymore either.Open in lesson ↗
In the frequency dictionary
Core #706
Marked known.