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Re: movement

From:Henrik Theiling <theiling@...>
Date:Tuesday, March 28, 2006, 12:48
Hi!

René Uittenbogaard <ruittenb@...> writes:
> On 3/28/06, Henrik Theiling <theiling@...> wrote: >... > > Ik loop de bos door. > > 'I walk through the forest (i.e. entering one side, exiting the other)' > > vs. > > Ik loop door de bos. > > 'I walk around in the forest.' > > Ah.. true! So my estimate of 2 or 3 was right after all :) > > BTW "het bos" is neuter in Dutch.
Ooops, thanks! False friends... That's what you fight against in languages too similar to your L1. **Henrik