want

because

/wɑnt/conjunction

How it is spelled and how it sounds

The 'w' is pronounced as /ʋ/, a voiced labiodental approximant, common in Dutch.

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In connected speech

In rapid speech, the final /t/ of ‘want’ may be unreleased or assimilated before a following consonant.

In the lessons (6 sentences)

s2-les-05 · 9Want Lars reist vanavond al naar Amsterdam Centraal Station.Because Lars is already travelling to Amsterdam Central Station tonight.Open in lesson ↗

s2-les-07 · 32Xing moet nu even goed nadenken, want ze kan het niet allemaal bevatten.Xing has to think hard for a moment now, because she can't take it all in.Open in lesson ↗

s2-les-08 · 12Marieke is blij, want nu kan Martin haar vragen om naar het bruggetje te gaan,Marieke is happy, because now Martin can ask her to go to the little bridge,Open in lesson ↗

s2-les-08 · 24Want Xing zei dat ze Martin niet heeft gezien, dus dat klopt niet helemaal.Because Xing said that she hasn't seen Martin, so that doesn't quite add up.Open in lesson ↗

s2-les-09 · 37En ja, hier hoeft Xing ook niet te liegen, want het is natuurlijk wel waar.And yes, here Xing doesn't need to lie either, because of course it is true.Open in lesson ↗

s2-les-10 · 9Xing heeft niet gezegd dat zij dat is, want dat mag ze niet van Martin.Xing hasn't said that it's her, because Martin doesn't allow her to.Open in lesson ↗

In the frequency dictionary

Core #114

Marked known.