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"Is that a turtle?"

Translation:Is dat een schildpad?

4 years ago

11 Comments

Dutch nouns are remarkably literal sometimes...

Reply•3 years ago

love it. makes remembering easier

Reply•3 years ago

Pssst can anyone clarify how to pronounce schildpad i cant do it for the life of me omfg

Reply•3 years ago

"S-heeld-pad"?

Reply•2 years ago

Doesn't schild mean shield

Reply•3 years ago

I suppose so

Reply•2 years ago

Should not "is het een schildpad?" be accepted?

Reply•4 years ago

That would be 'Is it a turtle?'.

Reply•4 years ago

How about "Is dat een shildpad"? Why is there suddenly a 'zees'?

Reply•1 year ago

'zee'*

Reply•1 year ago

ahhhh. Thanks. I did not think about that!

Reply•4 years ago