terug

back

/təˈrʏx/adverb

How it is spelled and how it sounds

The initial unstressed syllable 'te-' often reduces to /tə/ and 'rug' has a back vowel /ʏ/.

verfarrugback (noun)gelukluck

In connected speech

In connected speech, the /x/ at the end of ‘terug’ may become softer or even drop slightly in informal contexts.

In the lessons (1 sentence)

s2-les-05 · 37Nou, Lars, dan wens ik je een goede reis terug.Well, Lars, then I wish you a good trip back.Open in lesson ↗

In the frequency dictionary

Core #143

Marked known.