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Boes

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What is the Dutch language?

The Dutch language is a Germanic language mainly spoken in the Netherlands, northern Belgium (Flanders), Suriname and the Dutch Antilles. Small pockets of Dutch speakers also … (MORE)

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Laguzdragon

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Language family that includes dutch and English?

Going from least to most specific: Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic. West Germanic is the most narrow sub-category, but in everyday usage, most people say they're both G… (MORE)

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Boes

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Is there a big Difference between Dutch and German language?

Dutch and German are not mutually intelligible, due to various sound changes that occurred more than 1600 years ago. Both languages have experienced multiple of these changes,… (MORE)

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Even Wilder

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Is Dutch a hard language to learn?

Dutch is a very hard language to learn. Most people think it's like German but it's not. I'm a native speaker and I know many English people and I try to learn them a litt…le bit Dutch but it's too hard for them. It's grammatically very hard and very hard to pronounce. Spanish, German, French are easier to learn. I am a native speaker and I also speak English, German, French and a little Spanish. French is grammatically speaking not too hard and the language makes a fair bit of sense. If I compare Dutch to German then I'll conclude that grammatically speaking German is harder because it has lots of cases and such, BUT the language makes sense. The phrases are actually never very complex (well, you CAN make them hard but that goes for any language). So it takes a bit of time to learn. But the language makes sense. Dutch on the other hand doesn't.. grammatically speaking it's harder than English, Spanish and French and easier than German. But the language doesn't make sense at all. So many exceptions (the pronunciation for an English speaker is harder to learn than German) and weird phrases. Probably because Dutch is a germanic language influenced by both Spanish and French. And nowadays English. For example: the Dutch word for again is 'opnieuw'. Literally translated that means on new.. makes no sense in English. But compare it to the Spanish translation 'de nuevo' litterally that means on new as well. So odd. Conclusion: yes Dutch is hard and so is German, Spanish or French is much easier. That is one perspective, but it is impossible for any native speaker to give a reliable critique on the difficulty of their language. Most Dutch speakers find their language to be terribly difficult, while most English speakers who attempt to learn Dutch don't find it to be overly challenging. As stated previously, all languages are challenging to some degree, but the actual challenge of learning Dutch is not as great as native speakers believe it to be. Before learning Dutch, decide whether or not it is worth it. It is not uncommon for native Dutch speakers to refuse to speak their native language with Anglophones - this may be one of the biggest challenges in improving on your Dutch langauge skills. Also, most places where Dutch is spoken you will find a large number of people with strong English speaking ability. I think if you are outside of a large metropolitan area, it is worth it to learn, but you will likely be discouraged from speaking by native speakers if they can speak English. Perhaps if you're planning on living in a Dutch speaking country you will get the chance to perfect upon your Dutch. However, the most difficult aspect of the language is the pronunciation for English speakers. On a scale from 1-5, in difficulty, I would give Dutch a 2.5 or a 3. (MORE)

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What is better the you phone 5c or 5s?

the 5s because it has better service but it dosent have diffrent colrs just silver gold and black

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Derdriu Marriner

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In what South American country is Dutch the official language?

Suriname is the South American country in which Dutch is the official language. Specifically, Suriname is South America's smallest independent country. It used to be a col… (MORE)

Antoniodc

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When did dutch become official written language of Netherlands?

i don't think that is clear. i think ever since the Netherlands were separated from flanders in 1586, dutch was the official language. this implies that you are talking about … (MORE)

John Prestwick

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Is Dutch an English language?

There is only one "English language" and that's English. English and Dutch belong to a family of languages known as the Germanic languages. These also include German (obviou… (MORE)

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How many countries have dutch as the official language?

The Netherlands Belgium Suriname Aruba Netherlands Antilles Afrikaans is an official language of South-African language and it is closely related to Dutch. Many older peopl… (MORE)

Anand Mehta

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Statistician / Economist formerly employed in various Government Departments in the UK, freelance mathematics and statistics tutor since retiring in 2008, Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.

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What is the answer to 20c plus 5 equals 5c plus 65?

20c + 5 = 5c + 65 Divide through by 5: 4c + 1 = c + 13 Subtract c from both sides: 3c + 1 = 13 Subtract 1 from both sides: 3c = 12 Divide both sides by 3: c = 4