graag
Afrikaans
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editgraag
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch gradig (“desirous, willing”), from Old Dutch *grādag (“desirous, hungry”), from Proto-West Germanic *grādag, from Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz (“hungry”).
Pronunciation
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editgraag (comparative liever, superlative liefst)
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editgraag
- please (when being offered something)
- "Wilt u nog een kopje thee?" "Ja, graag."
- "Would you like another cup of tea?" "Yes, please."
Low German
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editgraag
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editgraag
- (East Frisian, uncommon) Alternative spelling of grag: with pleasure; usually expressed verbally in English, with like, enjoy etc.
References
edit- Der Sprachschatz der Sassen. Ein Wörterbuch der Plattdeütschen Sprache in den hauptsächlichsten ihrer Mundarten. Gesammelt und herausgegeben von Dr. Heinrich Berghaus. Erster Band: A–H., Adolph Müller's Verlag, Brandenburg, 1880, p. 601:
- "Graf, Flect. graw, – gew. grau. adj. Grau. [...]"
- "Grag, graag, grau. adj. Grau; [...]"
- "Grag, graag, adv. Ostfriesisch für gern. cfr. Geern [...]"
- "Gragen. v. Grau werden, graue Haare bekommen."
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