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[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 109 points 2 years ago

I'm not an expert but probably because it's Dutch

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[–] nukul4r@feddit.de 37 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Plural of words ending with a vowel (except "e") uses the apostrophe.

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[–] SanderTuit@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Only if it's a short 'e', if the pronunciation is long, you do use an apostrophe.

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Gotcha, makes sense

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[–] Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Niet omdat het moet, maar omdat het kan

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[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

100 hours learning Dutch in duolingo and I still had to go look this up. /smh

Don't let it go, but let it go

Is that about right?

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[–] Cabslock@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

No, it roughly translates to

Not because i have to, but because I can

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[–] Scribbd@feddit.nl 4 points 2 years ago

And the intonation matches: doing stuff for the fun of it.

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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Why nut?

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[–] Nicoleism101@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Fuck duolingo, if I ever see that bird again I am going to jail for animal abuse

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[–] Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

They don’t give you the fun local saying we have here.

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[–] LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I think my favorite one my Dutch buddy told me about was "Helaas pindakaas." If not that, I also love the insult "droplul."

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[–] johsny@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago

Nie omdat ek moet, maar omdat ek kan.