dicteert

Dicteert is the present tense, third-person singular form of the Dutch verb dicteren, which means to dictate. Dictating involves speaking words aloud for someone else to write down or to record verbatim, often in contexts such as education, transcription, administration, or legal proceedings. The act can be performed by a teacher, secretary, lawyer, or other professional who directs a written record of spoken text.

Etymology and related terms: The verb dicteren derives from Latin dictare (to dictate, to recite) and has cognates in other Romance and Germanic languages, including English dictate. In Dutch, dicteren is a regular -eren verb, so its forms follow standard conjugation patterns.

Conjugation and usage: The present tense forms are: ik dicteer, jij dicteert, hij/zij dicteert, wij dicteren, jullie dicteren, zij dicteren. The past tense is dicteerde, and the past participle is gedicteerd, used with have/has in perfect tenses (e.g., Hij heeft gedicteerd). The form dicteert specifically refers to “he/she/it dictates.”

Examples: De docent dicteert de tekst naar de studenten. De secretaresse dicteert een brief en typt hem later uit. In moderne praktijken kan spraakherkenning de traditionele dicteringspraktijk vervangen of ondersteunen.

See also: Dictation, transcription, and the Dutch verb dicteren. The concept is closely related to the English verb dictate and to similar constructions in other languages, where spoken words are transformed into written text.