I listened to a 400-word MP3 which contained the phrases
“Zij logeren in het huis”
and
“Hij zal regeren”
regeren was pronounced as I expected, (/reˈɣeː.rən/) but logeren was /ˈloʒeː.rən/
Is that because it is borrowed from French?
(If you're unfamiliar with IPA, see https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix ... nunciation)
"g" pronounced /ʒ/ in "logeren"
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WGroleau
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Re: "g" pronounced /ʒ/ in "logeren"
That is indeed because it is borrowed from French. Other examples are 'corrigeren' and 'chargeren'.
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Re: "g" pronounced /ʒ/ in "logeren"
In addition to Bieneke, in the word 'garage' we have both sounds 
[ɣ aː . *r aː . ʒ ə]
[ɣ aː . *r aː . ʒ ə]English isn't my first/best language. So in advance: Sorry for any mistakes!