alstublieft
Meaning
- (formal) please
- (formal) here you are (when handing something to someone else)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
als‧tu‧blieft
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɑlstyˈblift/
Etymology
A contraction and univerbation of als + het + u + belieft, literally “if it pleases you”. Calque of French s’il vous plaît.
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