vraag

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable,feminine) question, query
2. (countable,feminine) question, issue, problem
3. (countable,feminine) interrogative, question (sentence form formulating a query)
4. (feminine,uncountable) demand

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,singular) inflection of vragen:
2. (form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of vragen:
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of vragen:

Concepts

question

demand

request

query

inquiry

interrogation

petition

interrogative

order

wish

issue

point

enquiry

ask

cite

quote

market

application

deprecation

information retrieval

monitoring

recitation

solicitation

appeal

entreaty

plea

prayer

desire

call

shouting

inquiring

interviewing

questionings

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vraːx/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vrage, from Old Dutch *frāga, from Proto-West Germanic *frāgu, from Proto-Germanic *frēgō, from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-.

Sentences

De vraag is hoe daar wat aan te doen .

Ladies and gentlemen, I urge you to consider how to overcome that obstacle.

De vraag is hoe wij hiermee om moeten gaan .

The question is how we should deal with this.

Is dat nu een serieuze vraag ?

Is that a serious question?”

De prijs is gebaseerd op vraag en aanbod .

The price is based on supply and demand.

Mijn vraag is recht voor de raap .

The question is straightforward.

De vraag is hoe deze plannen in werking moeten worden gezet .

I feel the crucial issue is how we implement these plans.

Het slechte nieuws is dat ik een aanvullende vraag heb .

The bad news is that I have a supplementary question I should like to put to you.

Daarom vraag ik u om deze richtlijn en dit compromis te steunen .

I would therefore ask you to support this directive and this compromise.