zachtkens

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɑxt.kəns/
  • Hyphenation: zacht‧kens

Adverb

zachtkens

  1. alternative form of zachtjes

Usage notes

Though morphologically a Southern Dutch form, zachtkens has been commonly used in Belgian and Dutch texts alike. It remains in limited use in contemporary Northern Dutch, but as a formal or literary term.