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An adjective says something about a noun or person: E.g. "the beautiful story" or "She is happy".
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 by Fabiola » March 9th, 2012, 5:43 pm
Hi ! Please tell me how to express in Dutch 'All bad news'. Is 'Al slecht nieuws' correct or must we say 'Alle slecht nieuws' ? I know from Donaldson's book that 'Al het slechte nieuws' is possible. Please answer me in English - I know it better than Dutch. Thank you for your answer. I'm sending you a great music video: The Smashing Pumpkins *Today* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmUZ6nCFNoU&ob=av2e
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by ngonyama » March 9th, 2012, 8:56 pm
I'd say: "Alleen maar slecht nieuws" or "Niets dan slecht nieuws"
But it depends on context:
He disregarded all bad news - hij negeerde al het slechte nieuws
I saw the news today: All bad news - I heb nieuws gekeken: Niets dan slechts
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by Fabiola » March 10th, 2012, 9:57 am
But is 'Al slecht nieuws' correct ?
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by Quetzal » March 10th, 2012, 11:01 am
Fabiola wrote:But is 'Al slecht nieuws' correct ?
Neither "al slecht nieuws" nor "alle slechte nieuws" is correct, no.
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by Fabiola » March 10th, 2012, 1:39 pm
So we must say 'Al het slechte nieuws'. Am I right ?
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by Quetzal » March 10th, 2012, 2:09 pm
Fabiola wrote:So we must say 'Al het slechte nieuws'. Am I right ?
Ngonyama already answered that - in some contexts, yes, in other contexts there's another translation.
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