leugen
little lie / white lie
/ˈløːɣəɲtʃə/noun
Word forms
- article: de leugen (the lie)
- plural: leugens (lies)
- diminutive: leugentje (little lie)
How it is spelled and how it sounds
The digraph 'eu' represents the front rounded vowel /øː/, while the 'g' before an unstressed 'en' is pronounced as a voiced velar fricative /ɣ/ (or voiceless /x/ in northern accents), and the final 'n' is often dropped.
keukenkitchenheugento rememberdeugento be good/virtuous
In connected speech
In natural connected speech, the final /-n/ is usually dropped, unless the next word starts with a vowel (e.g., 'leugen is'), where it may be retained as a linking consonant [n].
In the lessons (2 sentences)
s2-les-09 · 9Annika denkt dat het een leugentje is, maar ze heeft vooral met Marieke te doen.Annika thinks it is a little lie, but above all she feels sorry for Marieke.Open in lesson ↗
In the frequency dictionary
General #1140
Marked known.