spørge

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See also: sporge

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse spyrja (ask), from Proto-Germanic *spurjaną. Cognate of German spüren (to sense), Dutch speuren (to search thoroughly).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈsb̥ɶɐ̯wə], [ˈsb̥ɶɐ̯ʊ], [ˈsb̥ɶːɐ]
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

spørge (imperative spørg, infinitive at spørge, present tense spørger, past tense spurgte, perfect tense har spurgt)

  1. to ask, inquire
    De spurgte (mig), om jeg havde set noget.
    They asked (me) if I had seen anything.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) to find out about, to learn about

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