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| Cherufe Diglot Newbie Bulgaria Joined 5036 days ago 36 posts - 38 votes Speaks: Bulgarian*, EnglishC1 Studies: Dutch | Message 362 of 509 28 March 2011 at 9:10pm | IP Logged | ||
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Another day, me again...
kleverig en taai bedroefd en triest enkel, makkelijk en simpelweg The last once don't seem to be the same, but can you give me some examples how and when to use them? Best, Georgi 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| ReneeMona Diglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 5333 days ago 864 posts - 1274 votes  Speaks: Dutch*, EnglishC2 Studies: French | Message 363 of 509 28 March 2011 at 9:31pm | IP Logged | ||
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Kleverig means sticky, like honey. Taai means tough, like meat can be tough.
Bedroefd and triest mean pretty much the same thing, at least I can't think of a difference. Makkelijk means easy or easily, simpelweg means simply (simpel + weg). Enkel means only but alleen means the same thing and is more common. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Cherufe Diglot Newbie Bulgaria Joined 5036 days ago 36 posts - 38 votes Speaks: Bulgarian*, EnglishC1 Studies: Dutch | Message 364 of 509 28 March 2011 at 10:26pm | IP Logged | ||
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Can you give me example sentences for the last three.
We have the same word (words) for the English equivalents... 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| ReneeMona Diglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 5333 days ago 864 posts - 1274 votes Speaks: Dutch*, EnglishC2 Studies: French | Message 365 of 509 28 March 2011 at 10:41pm | IP Logged | ||
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Makkelijk:
Die toets was super makkelijk. Ik weet zeker dat ik een goed cijfer heb. Je kunt tegenwoordig heel makkelijk spullen op het internet bestellen. (Note that makkelijk is an adverb here. If it were an adjective it would have to be makkelijke) Enkel: Ik heb enkel de deur dicht gedaan. Het raam heb ik open gelaten. (but alleen would be more common to say, enkel sounds a bit dated) Je hoeft enkel en alleen (idiom) maar een pak melk te halen. De rest van de boodschappen heb ik al gedaan. Simpelweg: Simpelweg de beste. :) Ze is simpelweg te lui om haar huiswerk te maken. I hope that was useful. I'm really bad at coming up with good example sentences. Edited by ReneeMona on 28 March 2011 at 10:52pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Cherufe Diglot Newbie Bulgaria Joined 5036 days ago 36 posts - 38 votes Speaks: Bulgarian*, EnglishC1 Studies: Dutch | Message 366 of 509 28 March 2011 at 10:55pm | IP Logged | ||
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Very useful indeed :)
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| JanKG Tetraglot Senior Member Belgium Joined 5765 days ago 245 posts - 280 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, German, French Studies: Italian, Finnish | Message 367 of 509 28 March 2011 at 11:15pm | IP Logged | ||
I think there is a difference: - situations and people can be triest (once saddening, then sad) - only people can be bedroefd No, ReneeMona? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| JanKG Tetraglot Senior Member Belgium Joined 5765 days ago 245 posts - 280 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, German, French Studies: Italian, Finnish | Message 368 of 509 28 March 2011 at 11:17pm | IP Logged | ||
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For something more general, Cherufe: how do you get to these pairs and trios? They are fairly interesting for foreign learners of Dutch. Some I had thought of already, but not many. Do they refer to 'inclusive' words in Bulgarian? Edited by JanKG on 28 March 2011 at 11:22pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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