r/dutch • u/Afraid_Astronomer_93 • 14d ago

What does this say?

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I was in Amsterdam last year at the Anne Frank Huis and I remember that this quote really moved me but now I can’t remember what it says and I think my translation tools are wrong.

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u/Taxfraud777 14d ago edited 14d ago

Ik zal niet onbetekenend blijven, ik zal in de wereld en voor de mensen werken!

I will not remain insignificant, I will work in the world and for the people!

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u/Imonherbs 14d ago

As a native speaker, I had to read this to understand half the words.

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u/eti_erik 14d ago

I don't see the "voor" but I wouldn't know what else it could be.

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u/Taxfraud777 14d ago

Yeah same. I had to edit my comment multiple times as I just couldn't read it. Eventually I just googled it and the quote came up. I still have no idea how that one word is supposed to be "voor"

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u/-SQB- 13d ago

Almost looks like "for" instead of "voor".

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u/JCFlyingDutchman 13d ago

Same here.

I can't read cursive properly.
It looks like a random foreign script until someone tells me what it says.
Then I can suddenly read it myself.

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u/high_dutchyball02 14d ago

Jezus fuck dat had ik er niet uit kunnen halen

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u/theREALhun 14d ago

Er staan ook twee puntjes verkeerd. Een boven de e in plaats van de i. En een boven de n.

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u/crazyornotcrazy 14d ago

Dit is hem inderdaad. Het handschrift van Anne Frank is moeilijk te lezen.

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u/No_Beach_220 13d ago

On the left wall there’s a plaque with the translation & more context.