verschrikkelijk
awful / terrible
/vərˈsxrɪkələk/adjective
Word forms
- inflected: verschrikkelijke (terrible)
- comparative: verschrikkelijker (more terrible)
- superlative: verschrikkelijkst (most terrible)
How it is spelled and how it sounds
The unstressed suffix '-lijk' is pronounced with a schwa as /lək/, not with a long 'ij' sound, and the double 'kk' keeps the preceding 'i' short /ɪ/.
makkelijkeasyvriendelijkfriendlyschrikkento be startled
In connected speech
In rapid speech, the unstressed first syllable 'ver-' reduces to [vər] or [fər], and the middle schwa can be dropped entirely, sounding like [fəˈsxrɪklək].
In the lessons (1 sentence)
s2-les-11 · 32Om eerlijk te zijn, ik vind die jurk verschrikkelijk, en dan overdrijf ik niet.To be honest, I think that dress is awful, and I'm not exaggerating.Open in lesson ↗
In the frequency dictionary
Spoken #36Fiction #110
Not yet marked known.