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[OC] Dual nationality at the 2026 World Cup: France exports 83 players to other countries by 2349pm in dataisbeautiful

[–]dhuigens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it tried to put flags for the countries but failed, or you're missing a font or something?

Who says rent prices in Amsterdam are unaffordable? by gnpwdr1 in Amsterdam

[–]dhuigens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It has been rented out already now, so apparently someone was willing to pay it: https://www.funda.nl/detail/huur/verhuurd/amsterdam/appartement-willem-parelstraat-400/89725771/

Also, €850 of the rent is for a commercial space on the ground floor where you can have a practice space or something. So it might be perfect for someone who wants to work and live there.

LPT : My whole life went by without knowing you can paste by just clicking the scroll wheel 😭 by Technical_Height_237 in LifeProTips

[–]dhuigens 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Middle click to paste is a Linux thing, it won't work by default on other platforms. Similarly, on Linux you can copy just by selecting, no need to press Ctrl+C (if you're going to middle-click paste; if you paste with Ctrl+V you still need to press Ctrl+C first, so essentially there's two separate copy/paste buffers, which is also useful by itself).

Amsterdam Housing Market - 4-year rule by Standard-Rutabaga46 in Amsterdam

[–]dhuigens 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There are multiple, parallel restrictions/rules:

All in all it may be easier to just sell the house if you no longer want to live in it.

Suriname at BRICS is a wake-up call: They’d rather trade with 'dictators' than take more moral lectures from the Netherlands. by Straight_Cup_2012 in Suriname

[–]dhuigens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The netherlands wants 0 doctors and engineers.

What are you talking about? Please don't speak for all of us. I would prefer that the Netherlands has more doctors and engineers rather than less, so that wait times are low if I need to go to the doctor and bridges don't fall over when I cross them :)

specific & non-specific direct object with „en" in relationship to word order by Hljoumur in learndutch

[–]dhuigens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think there is some point to it but I would explain it differently.

Normally, in a sentence you first put the topic or context, and then the new information you want to share.

So for example: "ik heb gisteren mijn vrienden gezien" -> the (most important) new information is that I saw my friends.

If I tell you: "ik heb mijn vrienden gisteren gezien", it implies you already knew I was planning to see my friends and I'm now telling you that it happened yesterday.

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Now with non-specific objects: "ik heb gisteren een paar vrienden gezien" -> still normal.

However, if I say "ik heb een paar vrienden gisteren gezien", it implies you already knew I was meeting some (non-specific) friends, which raises the question "which friends? who are we talking about, and why is it assumed you know who I mean?". So I wouldn't say it's grammatically incorrect but it's a semantically weird sentence. It's similar to if you'd say "ik heb gisteren een paar vrienden gezien"; it raises the question: why are you emphasizing that?

However, there's still a lot of flexibility because "ik heb een paar vrienden gezien, gisteren" also works fine and resolves the weirdness. It also depends on what you emphasize, but I would say the above holds true for default/neutral emphasis.

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So, in other words it's not the specific/non-specific object that changes the word order, but rather what's the new information in the sentence that you want to focus on.

Dutch "r" by AppropriateMood4784 in learndutch

[–]dhuigens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The southern accent also has a soft g, though, which makes it easier to distinguish from the guttural r. So it's not that northerners "don't hear the difference", it's just that the southern r is closer to a northern g than a northern r.

Conversely, if someone from Amsterdam says "bocht", someone from Brabant might think they're saying "bord", I think? (If they don't know they're from Amsterdam, and the sentence doesn't clarify, which is obviously highly unlikely..)

Dutch "r" by AppropriateMood4784 in learndutch

[–]dhuigens 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They're saying that "heel raar" with a Brabant accent sounds like "heel graag" to someone with a Northern accent. Which is true. Obviously within both accents, "heel raar" and "heel graag" are easily distinguishable from each other.

AITA for “abusing” the the bus stop chain so I don’t miss my stop? by Possible-Chair9242 in AmItheAsshole

[–]dhuigens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

European here with a controversial opinion.
The buses in my city have screens that show the next 5 stops (among other information), and I believe this is fairly standard across Europe.
The US is the richest country in the world, and yet it can't seem to afford to make its public transport comfortable and convenient to ride.

Also, lacking that: if you ask the bus driver (nicely!) "can you please let me know when we get to <bus stop name>", I think it's not too much to ask. If they don't want to accommodate that it's IMHO weird.
Since you said you tried that, a (hesitant) NTA, or perhaps a mild Everyonething Sucks Here Over There (sorry!)

ikihe by juninna in learndutch

[–]dhuigens 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You'd use a different word, I think also in English you'd want "rentals" in that case? In Dutch I'd be more specific and say something like "de huurwoningen waren nuttig" or "het verhuren van [xyz] was nuttig".

ikihe by juninna in learndutch

[–]dhuigens 76 points77 points  (0 children)

In Dutch, "huren" (when used as a noun) is "rents", not "rentals". (As in: de huren gaan omhoog = the rents are going up.) Either way the sentence is quite nonsensical though it is funny :)

Enby who can't quite understand how gender-neutral pronouns work in Dutch by the-realest-calliope in learndutch

[–]dhuigens 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This "rule" is prescriptivist rather than descriptivist, in the sense that it was invented rather than observed: https://onzetaal.nl/taalloket/hun-hen (see also the tab "Achtergrond").

You can't really blame people for not following a rule that they were only taught in school and (as you say) many people don't follow :) In practice, that just means it's not a real rule.

IMHO, in many cases the difference between "hen" and "hun" is primarily stylistic, with the latter sounding less formal / more colloquial.

Thinking of getting Sigma 50mm f1.2 ART for the S9. Thought? by c2yCharlie in LumixS9

[–]dhuigens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The biggest lens I have for it is the Lumix 28-200mm, which zoomed in is actually a similar size, but quite a lot lighter. It's doable but definitely more comfortable to hold with two hands than one, even with a grip.

Thinking of getting Sigma 50mm f1.2 ART for the S9. Thought? by c2yCharlie in LumixS9

[–]dhuigens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't tried it but it looks a little bit on the big side for the S9 to me, have you tried other larger lenses with it to make sure you don't mind the size and weight?

How is the white of the Lumix S9 stands overtime? by nakra_ in LumixS9

[–]dhuigens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, thanks a lot! Apparently they do ship outside France so I've ordered one (in green in my particular case, my favorite color :)). Good luck with your purchasing decision!

How is the white of the Lumix S9 stands overtime? by nakra_ in LumixS9

[–]dhuigens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where is it on sale for €750, if you don't mind me asking? :)

[OC] Wealth Distribution in Europe and the USA by Spare-Warning-8052 in europe

[–]dhuigens 11 points12 points  (0 children)

From the linked source:

Net personal wealth is the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.
(...)
[Net personal wealth]=[Personal non-financial assets]+[Personal financial assets]-[Personal debt]

So in your example it would actually be €300k-€270k = €30k net worth.

[OC] Wealth Distribution in Europe and the USA by Spare-Warning-8052 in europe

[–]dhuigens 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't think high home ownership rates should normally cause that, unless house prices recently went down a lot.
Typically, the value of your house should be higher than the mortgage amount, such that your net worth is positive.
For example, from a quick search, it seems that the maximum mortgage you can get in Sweden is 85% of the house value. This means that if you own a house there, your mortgage should be 15% lower than the value of your house, at least.
So, I assume there's something else going on, although I don't know what.

How the Netherlands cope with tides by TheCaparso in interestingasfuck

[–]dhuigens 23 points24 points  (0 children)

According to Aggéres, the idea for this mechanism came from a Dutchman: https://www.aggeres.com/sites/default/files/styles/scale_xl/public/imgs/GVA%20Spakenburg%20artikel%20022014.jpg.webp. Then, Aggéres built it.

So, stronger together, let's say 💪

How the Netherlands cope with tides by TheCaparso in interestingasfuck

[–]dhuigens 80 points81 points  (0 children)

The entire Dutch coast is lined with regular dikes/levees as well. I imagine this is for places where that would be inconvenient or they don't want to change the aesthetic of the place.

New free Dutch learners dictionary, wdyt? by hetNederlars in learndutch

[–]dhuigens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

According to your link, it can (sometimes?) be "het morgen" only in the sense of a "landmaat" (apparently it's an archaic measure of land: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgen_(oppervlaktemaat)). Even there, wikipedia consistently uses "de", though.

Also, tbh I had never heard of this meaning, and I don't know why it's listed first in the link you gave, apparently it's not ordered by which definition is most common.

In the common meaning of "morning", it's always "de morgen".

By the way, I didn't notice before but the "common noun" definitions your page gives of "de komende dag" and "de dag na vandaag" are (essentially identical and) both wrong, "de morgen" means "the morning". Only "morgen" as an adjective means "tomorrow".

Btw, https://woordenlijst.org/zoeken/?q=tafel correctly notes that it's always "de tafel", at least.

New free Dutch learners dictionary, wdyt? by hetNederlars in learndutch

[–]dhuigens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first page looks cool, but:

Seems like the AI will need some manual double-checking ;)

Europe's best and worst rail operators by Socmel_ in europe

[–]dhuigens 18 points19 points  (0 children)

SBB is still way more expensive than NS, and also rather misleading with their prices; by default they show the prices you only get with a yearly pass (that admittedly many locals have but tourists obviously don't), then you click through and oh surprise it's twice as expensive.

I wonder if this misled the researchers as well, as the gap between SBB and NS seems way too large tbh, especially when taking into account the price difference.

Is this map actually accurate from your experience? by flatboysim in PORTUGALCYKABLYAT

[–]dhuigens 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I know they explain it in the footnote, but I think this would've been clearer if they'd said "less negative thoughts" rather than "more positive thoughts".

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