alsjeblieft
Dutch
Alternative forms
- asjeblieft (colloquial, mainly Northern Dutch)
Etymology
A contraction and univerbation of als + het + je + belieft. Calque of French s’il te plaît.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑlʃəˈblift/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: als‧je‧blieft
- Rhymes: -ift
Synonyms
- alstublieft (formal, see there for usage note)
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