How to pronounce Maarten?

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Pronunciation of Maarten

MIGHter (to rhyme with "fighter"") would be a good approximation.

The R in this position usually does little more than "bend" or "colour" the open AH-sound.

In the common Dutch ending "-en" the final N is pronounced in the northern and eastern dialects, but in received pronounciation it is mute.


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Pronunciation of Maarten

MIGHter (to rhyme with "fighter"") would be a good approximation.

The R in this position usually does little more than "bend" or "colour" the open AH-sound.

In the common Dutch ending "-en" the final N is pronounced in the northern and eastern dialects, but in received pronounciation it is mute.


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