Why Dutch is so hard
Universiteit van Nederland Universiteit van Nederland
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 Published On May 1, 2024

You often hear that Dutch is a difficult language, but is that really the case? Yes, according to Sterre Leufkens. She is a linguist at the University of Utrecht, and her research into 22 languages ​​worldwide showed that Dutch has many complicated rules without any obvious use. They call these rules 'man nipples', and in this video, she explains everything to you.

0:00 Why is Dutch so difficult?
0:15 The Dutch language has male nipples
0:40 Language rules with no apparent use
0:50 'The' and 'it
0:58 Vowels change from verbs
1:20 What do 'er' and 'het' actually mean?
1:40 Compare languages ​​worldwide
2:10 Dutch has the most male nipple regulations
2:20 Old rules that we still don't understand
2:25 The story of 'them' and 'their'
2:40 'If' and 'then'
3:00 Difficult statement
3:40 Our letters may sound different
4:10 Relationship between languages ​​plays a role
4:50 But... difficult rules may disappear

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