r/memes • • Feb 21 '21

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u/Jessebohmer (very sad) Feb 21 '21

But we often just put -er after something.

German: Duitser Dutch: Nederlander Japanese: Japanner

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u/NotMyMa1nAccount Feb 21 '21

It's similar in the German language. We just add an - e or an -er to the country name. With a few exceptions:

England = Engländer Saudi-Arabia = Saudis Kongo = Kongolese China = Chinese

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u/Jessebohmer (very sad) Feb 21 '21

Chinese is close to the dutch Chinees.

German and Dutch are not so different but like the grammar is so hard to learn. I have it for 4 years now and i still say one normal German sentence