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sprake zijn van

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Literally, “to be talk of”. Compare French être question.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspraːkə zɛi̯n vɑn/
  • Hyphenation: spra‧ke zijn van

Verb

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sprake zijn van

  1. (impersonal, idiomatic) to be considered possible
    Er is sprake van dat zelfs de koning komt! ― It is said that even the king will come!
    Er is sprake van misbruik. ― Abuse may be involved.
    Er is geen sprake van dat zelfs de koning komt! ― There is no way that the king will come!
    Daarvan kan geen sprake zijn (or Daar kan geen sprake van zijn). ― No, there can be no question of that.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of sprake zijn van: see zijn.
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