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by WGroleau
Thu May 08, 2025 7:57 am
Forum: Dutch and Flemish culture
Topic: Taxing "foreign income" in Curaçao
Replies: 1
Views: 2196

Re: Taxing "foreign income" in Curaçao

heavnn edited the article I cited to omit any reference to any law.
by WGroleau
Tue May 06, 2025 4:44 pm
Forum: Dutch and Flemish culture
Topic: Taxing "foreign income" in Curaçao
Replies: 1
Views: 2196

Taxing "foreign income" in Curaçao

I failed to save the URI of an article saying that starting in 2023, "foreign income" is not subject to tax in Curaçao.  One document says this is so, but it cites "article 10" of a 2010 law and as far as I can tell, article 10 says nothing about foreign income. How would I find ...
by WGroleau
Wed Mar 26, 2025 4:36 pm
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: liefhebben
Replies: 2
Views: 28828

Re: liefhebben

Thanks. I have waited to long to reply and if I ould recall where it was, I would go back and copy to show the context.
by WGroleau
Sat Mar 08, 2025 2:00 am
Forum: Prepositions & postpositions
Topic: Missing preposition?
Replies: 1
Views: 17648

Missing preposition?

Enige tijd later verklaarden de legers van Moab, Ammon, en van de Meünieten koning Josafat en het volk van Juda de oorlog. I would interpret this as Some time later the armies of Moab, Ammon, and of the Meunites declared war on King Jehoshaphat and the people of Judah. but is "aan" or som...
by WGroleau
Sat May 18, 2024 4:53 pm
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: liefhebben
Replies: 2
Views: 28828

liefhebben

Today, I encountered liefhebben and liefheeft for the first time.

How does liefhebben differ from liefde hebben ?
by WGroleau
Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:39 am
Forum: Spelling & pronunciation
Topic: "g" pronounced /ʒ/ in "logeren"
Replies: 2
Views: 21832

"g" pronounced /ʒ/ in "logeren"

I listened to a 400-word MP3 which contained the phrases “Zij logeren in het huis” and “Hij zal regeren” regeren was pronounced as I expected, (/reˈɣeː.rən/) but logeren was /ˈloʒeː.rən/ Is that because it is borrowed from French? (If you're unfamiliar with IPA, see https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ap...
by WGroleau
Mon Mar 20, 2023 5:33 pm
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: plastisch
Replies: 2
Views: 18953

plastisch

"om het maar even plastisch te zeggen"

to put it bluntly?
in a manner of speaking?
figuratively/metaphorically?

"plastic" to an American implies flexible, not not rigid
by WGroleau
Tue Jan 24, 2023 6:47 pm
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: voor het/de
Replies: 1
Views: 18813

voor het/de

"voor_het_huis_is_er_geen_straat"
When voor is followed by de or het, does it always mean "in front of" or could it mean "in order to"?
Example?
by WGroleau
Sat Oct 22, 2022 7:29 pm
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: Like / love (houden)
Replies: 3
Views: 19553

Re: Like / love (houden)

Yes there are less intensive words/phrases. For example: Ik hou van pizza. (intense) Ik vind pizza lekker. (less intense) Ik hou van dansen. (intense) Ik vind dansen leuk. (less intense) You can't say: "Ik vind pizza leuk." So make sure to use 'leuk' for activities and 'lekker' for food. ...
by WGroleau
Sat Oct 22, 2022 7:25 pm
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: getallen/figuren/nummers
Replies: 7
Views: 22355

Re: getallen/figuren/nummers

BrutallyFrank wrote: Fri Oct 21, 2022 1:21 pm - Getal: a representation of an amount (i.e. Pi)
- Nummer: is a 'getal' in a sequence
Or perhaps a number that is not a "representation of an amount" as in addresses and phone numbers?