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Topic: Dutch

"Her color is pink."

Translation:Haar kleur is roze.

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3 years ago

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So there's no het-word version of roze, that doesn't end in "-e"? I assumed that "roos" would be the indefinite article het-word version of roze.

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Reply•3 years ago
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Roos is possible as well

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Reply•3 years ago
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No, 'rood' is 'red'. Pink is 'roze'. :)

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Reply•3 years ago
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Well I'm from Belgium and there roos is correct but roze certainly works too

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Reply•3 years ago
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Ah, sorry. Didn't know that. Here in the Netherlands we don't have 'roos' (as a colour).

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Reply•3 years ago
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No problem :)

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Why roos is wrong?

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Reply•3 years ago
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Because "roos" is only used in specific areas, whereas "roze" is standard Dutch. That does not make "roos" wrong in the regions where it is being used. But for the purpose of learning a language it is best not to confuse people with all the words that regionally can be used.

As a guide Van Dale defines "roos" as:

  • The flower rose

  • A rosebush

  • Dandruff

  • Bullseye of a dartboard

But not as a colour. As said that is "roze"

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Reply3•3 years ago
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