sprake zijn van

Dutch

Etymology

Literally: "To be talk of".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspraːkə zɛi̯n vɑn/
  • Hyphenation: spra‧ke zijn van

Verb

sprake zijn van

  1. (impersonal, idiomatic) to be said; to be so
    Er is sprake van dat zelfs de koning komt! ― It is said that even the king will come!
    Er is geen sprake van dat zelfs de koning komt! ― There is no way that the king will come!
  2. (impersonal, idiomatic) to be involved
    Er is sprake van misbruik. ― Abuse is involved.

Conjugation
Conjugation of sprake zijn van: see zijn.
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