zogenaamd
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Univerbation of zo + genaamd.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌzoː.ɣəˈnaːmt/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: zo‧ge‧naamd
- Rhymes: -aːmt
Adjective
zogenaamd (not comparable)
Declension
| Declension of zogenaamd | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | zogenaamd | |||
| inflected | zogenaamde | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | zogenaamd | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | zogenaamde | ||
| n. sing. | zogenaamd | |||
| plural | zogenaamde | |||
| definite | zogenaamde | |||
| partitive | zogenaamds | |||
Adverb
zogenaamd
- supposedly (according to a dubious claim)
- Zij had zogenaamd geen tijd om mijn berichtje te lezen.
- She supposedly didn’t have the time to read my message.