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Why are Dutch and English so similar?
With the exception of Frisian, Dutch is linguistically the closest language to English, with both languages being part of the West Germanic linguistic family. These means many Dutch words are cognates with English (meaning they share the same linguistic roots), giving them similar spelling and pronunciation.
Why are Dutch and German so similar?
The lexical similarity between German and Dutch is roughly as similar as that between Spanish and Italian. This is because Dutch has evolved to have a ‘simpler’ grammar structure for a learner. German has 4 cases while Dutch has none.
Do Dutch speakers understand German?
Most Dutch people do understand German, as 71\% of the Dutch people claim to speak German to a certain extend. This is because German is taught at school in the Netherlands. As well because Dutch and German are both originated from the West Germanic language, which gives them quite some similarities.
How do you translate Dutch ER into English?
Sometimes Dutch ER cannot be translated into English at all: Hij heeft er drie. He has three (of them). and sometimes English ‘there’ doesn’t translate to Dutch ER but rather to ‘daar’: There she comes. Daar komt ze. Another thing that gets in the way of direct translation is the position of Dutch ER in a sentence.
How do you say ‘there’ in Dutch?
The Dutch word ‘ *er ’ (henceforth: ER) more or less translates as ‘ there’, but unfortunately this does not mean you can just translate English ‘there’ with Dutch ER and vice versa in all circumstances. Sometimes Dutch ER cannot be translated into English at all: Hij heeft er drie. He has three (of them).
How to translate Dutch text to English in English?
Just type or paste your Dutch text in the left input box and press the space-bar key to get the translated text into English in the right output box. E.g. “Hoe gaat het met jou” meaning in English is “How are you”. Who can use this free online Dutch to English translator?
What gets in the way of direct translation?
Another thing that gets in the way of direct translation is the position of Dutch ER in a sentence. Just like the Dutch verb always comes in second place, the position of ER is also very specific and not always the same as English ‘there’.