how

Betekenis (Engels)

Adv

1. (interrogative, not-comparable) To what degree or extent.
2. (interrogative, not-comparable) In what manner
3. (interrogative, not-comparable) In what manner:
4. (interrogative, not-comparable) In what manner:
5. (interrogative, not-comparable) In what manner:
6. (interrogative, not-comparable) In what manner:
7. (interrogative, not-comparable) In what manner:
8. (interrogative, not-comparable) In what manner:
9. (interrogative, not-comparable) In what manner:
10. (interrogative, not-comparable) In what state or condition.
11. (not-comparable) Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.

Conj

That, the fact that.

Noun

The means by which something is accomplished.

Noun

1. (dialectal) An artificial barrow or tumulus; in later folklore, associated with fairies.
2. (dialectal) In northern England, a low hill.

Intj

A greeting, used in representations of Native American speech.

Concepten

hoe

op welke manier

wat

op welke wijze

wanneer

wijs

wijze

zoals

op welke wijze

si

🎵

hoedanig

manier

nadat

Synoniemen

what

in what way

why

how much

by what means

as

in what manner

like

when

which

how many

what extent

however

where

whatever

what degree

but

know

whereby

able

such as

alas

how come

means

method

whence

so

way

what for

what kind of

whatsoever

wherein

which way

yea

yep

yet

as many as

by way of

for what reason

how about

what kind

what like

which one

for what purpose

what sort

what amount

such that

by what ? whence

about

admit

Vertalingen

wie

comment

cómo

come

como

como

comme

nasıl

كيف

πώς

com

qué

quomodo

quanto

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/haʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: how

Overgenomen van Oudengels: hū

Verwant aan Schots: hoo

Verwant aan Saterfries: wo

Verwant aan Fries: hoe

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: ho

Verwant aan Nederlands: hoe

Verwant aan Duits: wie

Verwant aan Zweeds: hur

Overgenomen van Middelengels: howe

Overgenomen van Oudengels: hōh

Verwant aan Oudfrans: höe

Verwant aan Lakota: háu

In summary

From Middle English how, hou, hu, hwu, from Old English hū, from Proto-West Germanic *hwō, from Proto-Germanic *hwō (“through what, how”), from the same root as hwæt (“who, what”). /hw/ > /h/ due to wh-cluster reduction in Old English; compare who, which underwent this change later, and thus is spelt wh (Middle English spelling of /hw/) but pronounced /h/ (it previously had a different vowel, hence avoided the spelling and sound change in Old English). Vowel change per Great Vowel Shift.
Akin to Scots hoo, foo (“how”), North Frisian ho, hü, hur (“how”), Saterland Frisian wo (“how”), West Frisian hoe (“how”), Dutch hoe (“how”), Low German ho, wo, wu (“how”), German wie (“how”), Swedish hur (“how”). See who and compare why.

Zinnen

The old man knew how to read , and had already read the book .

De oude man wist hoe hij moest lezen en had het boek al gelezen.

Sometimes I wonder how there can be so many stars in the sky .

Soms vraag ik me af hoe er zoveel sterren aan de hemel kunnen zijn.

Wow , look how deep this canyon is !

Wauw, kijk hoe diep deze canyon is!

Not to know how to sign one's name .

Niet om te weten hoe je je naam moet ondertekenen.

To forget his fear of flying , he imagined how the stewardess would look like in a bikini .

Om zijn vliegen angst te vergeten, stelde hij zich voor hoe de stewardess eruit zou zien in een bikini.

" I don't know how to find life in the desert ," the boy said .

"Ik weet niet hoe ik het leven in de woestijn moet vinden," zei de jongen.