The Dutch Grammar Forum

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)

That is indeed because it is borrowed from French. Other examples are 'corrigeren' and 'chargeren'.

In addition to Bieneke, in the word 'garage' we have both sounds [ɣ aː . *r aː . ʒ ə]