omschrijven
describe / am describing
/ɔmˈsxrɛif/verb
How it is spelled and how it sounds
The consonant cluster 'schr-' is pronounced /sxr/, combining the voiceless velar fricative /x/ with the /r/, while the 'v' devoiced to 'f' at the end of a syllable.
schrijvento writebeschrijvento describeschrikkento be startled
In connected speech
In connected speech, the final '-n' of 'omschrijven' is usually dropped, and the final /f/ in 'omschrijf het' may voice slightly to [v] before the vowel of 'het' (pronounced 't).
In the lessons (1 sentence)
s2-les-11 · 39Ik omschrijf toch gewoon je jurk: een lelijke tent.I'm just describing your dress: an ugly tent.Open in lesson ↗
In the frequency dictionary
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