slaapkamer
bedroom
/ˈslaːpˌkaːmər/noun
Word forms
- article: de slaapkamer (common gender)
- plural: slaapkamers (bedrooms)
- diminutive: slaapkamertje (little bedroom)
How it is spelled and how it sounds
The long /aː/ sound is spelled with 'aa' in the closed syllable 'slaap-', and with a single 'a' in the open syllable 'ka-'. The unstressed '-er' ending reduces to a schwa plus r (/ər/).
badkamerbathroomwoonkamerliving roomslaapzaksleeping bag
In connected speech
In connected speech, the final /r/ of 'slaapkamer' becomes a clear alveolar tap [ɾ] when linking to a following word that begins with a vowel (e.g., 'slaapkamer in').
In the lessons (1 sentence)
s2-les-10 · 47Ondertussen kijkt Xing stiekem naar Gianluca en Marieke vanuit haar slaapkamer.Meanwhile Xing secretly watches Gianluca and Marieke from her bedroom.Open in lesson ↗
In the frequency dictionary
Fiction #139
Marked known.