praten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch praten, further etymology unknown. Cognates are found only in Middle Low German praten. English prate, prattle and the various Scandinavian verbs were borrowed from these two languages.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpraːtə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: pra‧ten
• Rhymes: -aːtən

Verb

praten

1. (intransitive) to talk

   Synonym: spreken

   We kunnen later praten over de details. ― We can talk about the details later.

   Zij praten al uren met elkaar aan de telefoon. ― They have been talking to each other on the phone for hours.

   Kinderen praten vaak zonder remmingen. ― Children often talk without inhibitions.

   Hij wil niet praten over wat er gebeurd is. ― He doesn't want to talk about what happened.

Conjugation

Conjugation of praten (weak)
infinitive	praten
past singular	praatte
past participle	gepraat
infinitive	praten
gerund	praten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	praat	praatte
2nd person sing. (jij)	praat	praatte
2nd person sing. (u)	praat	praatte
2nd person sing. (gij)	praat	praatte
3rd person singular	praat	praatte
plural	praten	praatten
subjunctive sing.1	prate	praatte
subjunctive plur.1	praten	praatten
imperative sing.	praat
imperative plur.1	praat
participles	pratend	gepraat
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• aaneenpraten
• aanpraten
• bepraten
• bijpraten
• doorpraten
• goedpraten
• inpraten
• klempraten
• krompraten
• lospraten
• meepraten
• naar de mond praten
• napraten
• ompraten
• onder de tafel praten
• poep praten
• praat
• praatavond
• praatbarak
• praatcafé
• praatgraag
• praatgroep
• praatlustig
• praatpaal
• praatprogramma
• praatsessie
• praatshow
• praatziek
• praatzucht
• praten als Brugman
• prater
• uitpraten
• vastpraten
• verpraten
• voorbijpraten
• wegpraten

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: praat
• Jersey Dutch: prâte
• Negerhollands: praat, praet, prat
• Skepi Creole Dutch: prat

See also

• English: prattle

Anagrams

• panter

Middle English

Alternative forms

• prate, preten

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Dutch praten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpraːtən/

Verb

praten

1. to chatter inconsequentially

Conjugation

Conjugation of praten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) praten, prate
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	prate	prated
2nd-person singular	pratest	pratedest
3rd-person singular	prateth	prated
subjunctive singular	prate
imperative singular		—
plural1	praten, prate	prateden, pratede
imperative plural	prateth, prate	—
participles	pratynge, pratende	prated, yprated

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: prate
• Yola: praate, praat

References

• “prāten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.