wijzen
points
/ʋɛist/verb
How it is spelled and how it sounds
The digraph 'ij' represents the diphthong /ɛi̯/. Thevoiced fricative /z/ in 'wijzen' devoicesto /s/ at the end of a syllable, which is also reflected in the spelling ('wijs', 'wijst').
reizento travelprijzento praisegrijzegrey (inflected)
In connected speech
In connected speech, the final /t/ in 'wijst' is often dropped when followed by a word starting with a consonant (e.g., 'hij wijst naar' sounds like [ɦɛi̯ ˈʋɛi̯s naːr]).
In the lessons (1 sentence)
s2-les-11 · 26Hij wijst naar haar jurk en hij moet hard lachen.He points at her dress and can't help laughing out loud.Open in lesson ↗
In the frequency dictionary
Core #418
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