12-10-2020, 04:45 PM
The letter y is used in modern Dutch, but it is not part of the alphabet. It is part of foreign words.
The second last letter is a ligatured 'ij' . The two sound completely differently.
The Dutch 'ij' is quite interesting. It is highly dependent on local pronunciation. I cannot quickly think of any language that has a similar sound as the official version of 'ij'. It has the same sound as 'ei', one of a sheer unlimited number of spelling traps in Dutch.
The second last letter is a ligatured 'ij' . The two sound completely differently.
The Dutch 'ij' is quite interesting. It is highly dependent on local pronunciation. I cannot quickly think of any language that has a similar sound as the official version of 'ij'. It has the same sound as 'ei', one of a sheer unlimited number of spelling traps in Dutch.


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