zachtkens

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɑxt.kəns/
Hyphenation: zacht‧kens

Adverb

zachtkens

Alternative form of zachtjes.

Usage notes

Though morphologically a Southern Dutch form, zachtkens has been commonly used in Belgian and Dutch texts alike. It remains in limited use in contemporary Northern Dutch, but as a formal or literary term.