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Topic: Dutch

"The prison is small."

Translation:De gevangenis is klein.

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2 years ago

8 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/nihaoearth12
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Shouldn't it be 'kleine' in the male and female gender because the prison is 'de'??? sooo confused

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Reply•2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Olga451165
Olga451165
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It'd be "kleine" if "kleine" was right before the "gevangenis".. i think

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Reply1•2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/pprins
pprins
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Correct, have a lingot.

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Reply•2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/CarolineJanaitis
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?

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Reply•1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/El2theK
El2theK
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Because you need to use the right article: de gevangenis.

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Reply•1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/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?

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Reply•1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/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 :-)

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Reply•1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Hutze
Hutze
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correcture: the nl word is of course "vangen"

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Reply•1 year ago
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