draaien

Meaning

1. (ergative) to turn, to turn round
2. (ergative) to play (a record, CD, song, etc.)
3. (transitive) to input into a telephone, to call (a phone number)
4. (transitive) to run or throw (a party)
5. (transitive) to roll (a cigarette or joint)

Hyphenated as

draai‧en

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdraːi̯ə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch drâyen, from Old Dutch thrāien, from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-.

Sentences

Jullie draaien dat helemaal om en jullie weten wat jullie doen !

You are turning the thing on its head, and you know what you are doing.

Ze zouden eens wat meer liedjes moeten draaien op de radio in plaats van altijd die commentaar .

They should play some more songs on the radio instead of always commenting.

De bureaustoel kan rond zijn as draaien .

The office chair can rotate around its axis.