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Dutch Verb Praten ('to talk, to chat') - Smartphones Page

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Sample Sentences
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'Praten' click to hear 'to talk, to chat' is a weak verb of the 't kofschip type, meaning the past tenses have T-endings
See also Spreken click to hear 'to speak'
'Praten'  is obviously related to the unusual English verb 'to prate' (talk foolishly or at tedious length about something) but in Dutch it's the regular word for talking, chatting, usually not 'foolishly or at tedious length'

'Praten' - Conjugation

overview
praten to talk, to chat
ik praat I 'm talking
wij praten we're talking
ik praatte I was talking
wij praatten we were talking
ik heb gepraat I have been talking
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Note that the plurals of the simple present and the simple past tense are written differently but pronounced the same:
wij praten click to hear 2 'we are talking'
wij praatten click to hear 2 'we were talking'

simple present tense
praten to talk
ik praat I talk
jij praat you talk (singular, informal you)
hij praat he talks
wij praten we talk
jullie praten you talk (plural, informal you)
zij praten they talk
U praat you talk (polite you)
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With a verb stem already ending in T,
the second and third person singular
do not add another T

simple past tense
(praten) to talk
ik praatte I talked
jij praatte you talked
hij praatte he talked
wij praatten we talked
jullie praatten y'all talked
zij praatten they talked
U praatte you talked
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present perfect tense
ik heb gepraat click to hear 2 I have talked
auxiliary verb hebben

'Praten' - Sample Sentences

Hij stond te praten met ... click to hear He was talking to ...
See also: A Dutch Continuous Hij stond te praten met Piet click to hear He was talking to Piet

We zaten gezellig te praten click to hear 2 We were having a pleasant conversation, a nice chat

Iets om over te praten click to hear 2 Something to talk about Dingen om over te praten click to hear 2 Things to talk about

Hij praat te veel click to hear 2 He talks too much

Zou U wat langzamer kunnen praten? click to hear 2 Could you please talk [somewhat] a little slower? U praat te snel voor mij click to hear 2 3 You're talking too fast (for me)

Niet praten met je mond vol click to hear 2 Don't talk with your mouth full (of food)

Praten over koetjes en kalfjes click to hear 2 (expression) [Talking about little cows and calves] - chatting about nice but unimportant things

Praten als Brugman click to hear 2 3 ['to speak like Brugman'] - speaking in very convincing way.
Brugman click to hear 2 was an early 16th Century catholic monk and preacher

Ben je uitgepraat? click to hear 2 3 Are you done talking? (I've let you finish but I'm tired of it)

Maar als ik heel snel praat, daar heeft niemand wat aan click to hear - slow: 2 3 4 But if I speak very fast, that's not of use to anybody - Slow Dutch

Ik wil graag Nederlands praten click to hear 2 3 I really want to [talk Dutch] have a conversation in Dutch

Jullie kunnen wel Nederlands praten click to hear 2 3 [You can speak Dutch] It's OK with me that you guys speak Dutch (I can understand it) ->> Jullie mogen wel Nederlands praten click to hear 2 [You may speak Dutch] It's OK with me that you guys speak Dutch (I can understand it)

'Praten' - Related Words

(het) praatje click to hear 2 chat; informal presentation
een praatje maken click to hear 2 to [make] have a chat (het) bakerpraatje click to hear 2 old wives' tale
(het) gepraat click to hear 2 talk, talking, gossip
(de) prietpraat click to hear idle, meaningless talk
(de) praatjesmaker click to hear bigmouth, boastful person een gezellige prater click to hear 2 a gregarious guy, a person that it's nice talking to

kletsen click to hear 2 to chat, have a pleasant little conversation with friends or family (de) kletskous click to hear 2 chatterbox, a person who really likes to chat (de) kletskoek click to hear 2 3 [chat-cake] nonsense
(het) kletspraatje click to hear 2 gossip; humorous nonsense speech BUT:  kletsnat click to hear 2 sopping wet (maybe from the slapping noise)

wauwelen click to hear 2 3 talking in an irritating manner
(het) gewauwel click to hear 2 3 annoying, boring talk

See also: Sound and Noise

Zeggen
to say		 - Spreken
to speak		 - Praten
to talk, chat
Vertellen
'to tell'		 - Schrijven
to write		 - Lezen
to read

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