Dutch
- kweenie = Ik weet het niet ("I don't know")
- lama = Laat maar (zitten) ("Let it be")
Examples of the Dutch as spoken in the Netherlands include:
- der = de hare ("hers")
- ie = hij ("he"), often used in phrases such as dattie for dat hij ("that he")
- amme = aan mijn ("on / to my"), for example in ammezolen for aan mijn zolen ("not on your life")
Often, especially in Belgian Dutch, the -t at the end of the word is omitted.
- nie = niet
- da = dat For example, kweet da nie = Ik weet dat niet ("I don't know that")
- wasda = wat is dat ("What is that")
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Famous quotes containing the word dutch:
“The French courage proceeds from vanity—the German from phlegm—the Turkish from fanaticism & opium—the Spanish from pride—the English from coolness—the Dutch from obstinacy—the Russian from insensibility—but the Italian from anger.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)
“Paradise endangered: garden snakes and mice are appearing in the shadowy corners of Dutch Old Master paintings.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“‘Tis probable Religion after this
Came next in order; which they could not miss.
How could the Dutch but be converted, when
The Apostles were so many fishermen?
Besides the waters of themselves did rise,
And, as their land, so them did re-baptize.”
—Andrew Marvell (1621–1678)