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"Zij is jouw echtgenote."
Translation:She is your wife.
3 years ago
9 Comments
RigelKentian
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Yes, but not all partners are echtgenotes. An ''echtgenoot'' or ''echtgenote'' is someone who is married, while partners may or may not be married.
edit: it just occurred to me that the literal translation of "echtgenote/echtgenoot'' is ''spouse''.
3 years ago
FaizalZahid
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Which one is more common? Echtegenote or vrouw?
1 year ago
chilian51
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I would say that 'Zij is jouw vrouw' is more commonly used than 'zij is jouw echtgenote'. The latter is more formal.
1 year ago
Why can't we use "uw" instead of "jouw" here, if on a prior exercise of this unit they were interchangeable?
3 years ago
MentalPinball
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Probably it's just a missing translation, since "zij is uw echtgenote" is correct as well. You should report it, so it can be added.
1 year ago