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"The prison is small."
Translation:De gevangenis is klein.
2 years ago
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nihaoearth12
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Shouldn't it be 'kleine' in the male and female gender because the prison is 'de'??? sooo confused
2 years ago
Olga451165
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It'd be "kleine" if "kleine" was right before the "gevangenis".. i think
2 years ago
CarolineJanaitis
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"Het gevangenis is klein." was not accepted; instead "gevang" seems to have been required although not offered in the hint. Any idea why? And what is the difference?
1 year ago
crazy_gnome
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Anybody know the etymology of gevangenis off the top of their head? Or any good tips on remembeing the word?
2 years ago
Hutze
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It comes from the (indo)german word "fangen" (nl. "fangen", engl. "to catch"), so the gevangenis contains all the people you've caught. No other tip on remembering, sorry :-)
1 year ago