Het arme eendje werd door allen geplaagd; zelfs zijn zusters waren kwaad op hem en zeiden steeds: “Mocht de kat je maar beetpakken, jou lelijk schepsel!”
Literal Breakdown
Recording | English | Dutch | Learn |
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the (neutral) | het | ||
poor (long form) | arme | ||
duckling | eendje | ||
was; became | werd | ||
by; through | door | ||
everybody | allen | ||
teased | geplaagd | ||
even | zelfs | ||
his | zijn | ||
sisters | zusters | ||
were | waren | ||
angry; bad | kwaad | ||
on | op | ||
him | hem | ||
and | en | ||
said (plural) | zeiden | ||
continually | steeds | ||
may | mocht | ||
the | de | ||
cat | kat | ||
you (singular) | je | ||
but | maar | ||
grab | beetpakken | ||
you (indirect object) | jou | ||
ugly | lelijk | ||
creature | schepsel |
Summary
The Dutch translation for “The poor duckling was teased by all; even his sisters were angry with him and kept saying, “If only the cat grabbed you, you ugly creature!”” is Het arme eendje werd door allen geplaagd; zelfs zijn zusters waren kwaad op hem en zeiden steeds: “Mocht de kat je maar beetpakken, jou lelijk schepsel!”. The Dutch, Het arme eendje werd door allen geplaagd; zelfs zijn zusters waren kwaad op hem en zeiden steeds: “Mocht de kat je maar beetpakken, jou lelijk schepsel!”, can be broken down into 26 parts:"the (neutral)" (het), "poor (long form)" (arme), "duckling" (eendje), "was; became" (werd), "by; through" (door), "everybody" (allen), "teased" (geplaagd), "even" (zelfs), "his" (zijn), "sisters" (zusters), "were" (waren), "angry; bad" (kwaad), "on" (op), "him" (hem), "and" (en), "said (plural)" (zeiden), "continually" (steeds), "may" (mocht), "the" (de), "cat" (kat), "you (singular)" (je), "but" (maar), "grab" (beetpakken), "you (indirect object)" (jou), "ugly" (lelijk) and "creature" (schepsel).Examples of "The poor duckling was teased by all; even his sisters were angry with him and kept saying, “If only the cat grabbed you, you ugly creature!”" in use
There is 1 example of the Dutch word for "The poor duckling was teased by all; even his sisters were angry with him and kept saying, “If only the cat grabbed you, you ugly creature!”" being used:Recording | English | Dutch | Learn |
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The ugly young duckling | Het lelijke jonge eendje |