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Er en daar: The (not so) confusing Dutch versions of “there” Posted by Sten on Aug 27, 2021
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Like many other languages, Dutch has a differentiation between er and daar, which in English both translate to “there”. So what is that difference, how can you keep them apart, and what do you use when? “There” is the culprit Like the English word “some”, which has quite a range of translations in Dutch, “there” seems to be the reason…