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

'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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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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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 2	I have talked

'Praten' - Sample Sentences

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

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

Hij praat te veel 2 He talks too much

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

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

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

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

Ben je uitgepraat? 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 - slow: 2 3 4 But if I speak very fast, that's not of use to anybody - Slow Dutch

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

Jullie kunnen wel Nederlands praten 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 2 [You may speak Dutch] It's OK with me that you guys speak Dutch (I can understand it)

'Praten' - Related Words

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

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

See also: Sound and Noise