Het ergste ongeluk in 10 jaar
Het ernstigste ongeluk in 10 jaar
The worst accident in 10 years
The most severe accident in 10 years
Very similar words for essentially the same meaning. Are ergste and ernstigste more or less interchangeable in this context?
het ernstigste ongeluk was het ergste ongeluk
het ernstigste ongeval was het ergste ongeval
Are there subtle differences between ongeluk and ongeval?
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I think you just answered your own question. Ongeval and ernstig are stylistically a little more formal.
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... dat het wel snor zit met het welzijn van eenden en ganzen.
... that everything is fine with the welfare of ducks and geese.
Source: Telegraaf article
"wel snor zitten" is a strange Dutch expression whose origin seems to be elusive:
Reference: Onzetaal.nl article
It seems that this expression is quite common. If I were to use it in normal conversation, would that be OK? I guess the answer might be: "Dat zit wel snor".
... that everything is fine with the welfare of ducks and geese.
Source: Telegraaf article
"wel snor zitten" is a strange Dutch expression whose origin seems to be elusive:
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It seems that this expression is quite common. If I were to use it in normal conversation, would that be OK? I guess the answer might be: "Dat zit wel snor".
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I don't feel like that that is such a problematic expression? Did you google the sentence you gave?
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tarvos wrote:I don't feel like that that is such a problematic expression? Did you google the sentence you gave?
I know what it means. It is not problematic once you know what it means, but definitely problematic if you try to figure it out literally. I am more interested in it because it is a bit different. I was also interested in how common it was in normal conversation.
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This one is common enough
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Kwarktaart framboos en aardbei zijn hier absolute favoriet!
Raspberry and strawberry cheesecake are absolute favorites here!
Both the Dutch and the English are from today's Dutch Word of the Day.
What I find unusual is that framboos en aardbei follow kwarktaart. I wonder why? I suspect it may be because the Dutch don't like using commas, so maybe it could be written as: Kwarktaart, framboos en aardbei, zijn hier absolute favoriet!
Raspberry and strawberry cheesecake are absolute favorites here!
Both the Dutch and the English are from today's Dutch Word of the Day.
What I find unusual is that framboos en aardbei follow kwarktaart. I wonder why? I suspect it may be because the Dutch don't like using commas, so maybe it could be written as: Kwarktaart, framboos en aardbei, zijn hier absolute favoriet!
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Nope. It refers to the flavours.
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tarvos wrote:Nope. It refers to the flavours.
Yes. It refers to the flavours. But why do the adjectives (the flavours) come after the noun? Dutch adjectives precede the noun. French adjectives follow the noun.
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We sometimes do it with flavours. Don't ask why, we just do. Someone is probably a little sloppy
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