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The Netherlands just blocked a US company from buying the app Dutch citizens use for everything (nos.nl)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 10 points 5 months ago (1 child)

'U kunt' is a valid Dutch sentence

So is 'Dank u' , which is mildly amusing in English, but quite sordid in french (it's pronounced similar to 'dans cul' which means 'in the ass')

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    The first would be considered incomplete, and lead most to ask: "U kunt ... wat?" ("You can do ... what?"). "U kunt het" as "You (formal) can do it" would sound like "You removed head" but with a thick Dutch accent haha

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