what's the difference between German & Dutch?

Answer 1

Most of the information above is correct, but I can add some more things.

Dutch is more or less situated between (Germanic) English and German. There are striking similarities between English and Dutch vocabulary on the one hand and between German and Dutch vocabulary on the other hand. Of course, there are also words that exist in all three languages.

Whereas German has four cases Dutch in theory has none left. Although the old rules are no longer taught at school, you can still find them in everyday language and not only in fixed expressions. You will come across the old cases when you hear Dutch, but apart from the fixed expressions you do not really need to use the cases any more.

Difference between 'Flemish' and 'Dutch': the Dutch used in Flanders nowadays was the standard dialect in the Netherlands some 50 years ago. In the mean time the dialect in the Netherlands has evolved whereas the standard dialect in Flanders remained. Of course, there are regional dialects as well.

Identical letters will be pronounced more or less the same in German and Dutch. However, some letters are pronounced differently in German:
- K gets aspiration in German but not in Dutch
- Z is [ts]
- S is between S and Z
- G is the Greek Gamma in German but [kh]-like in Dutch

However, the 'Dutch' pronunciation is also used in some regional German dialects.

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Answer 2

Dutch Vs German

Answer 3

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Ouch! It's one thing to say it and another to state it out loud. It's like Canadians getting told they are Americans and a bit of a touchy subject to be honest. Most Dutch are proud of their country and thus nationality. Whilst there is little or no hostility or xenophobia towards Germans nowadays, it is still obvious that no-one is going to appreciate being told that there is no difference. Of course if you look at models (all of a similar standing) then with the make-up it can be really difficult. However, if I walk down the street of a typical Dutch town and that of a German one, I can easily tell where I am by looking at the people alone. Of course with immigration and mixed marriages, the major differences are and will be lessened over time, but that is a global phenomenon and not just a European one

Answer 4

The Dutch language (as spoken in the Netherlands and Belgium) evolved from Low Middle German. They're pretty close but if you think they're too close you get burnt:) They are both part of the Eastern-Central subgroup of the Germanic branch of the Indo European family. The cultures, however, and the lifestyle, are pretty different, there's a huge rivalry between the two and the Dutch hold some grudge against the Germans especially related to WWII.
But there may be a 'glitch'to your question which I don't think the others noticed.
"Pennsylvania Dutch" are strictly German, part of the German ethnic group and speak a German dialect (Low German "Plattdeutsch") "frozen" pretty much in the state it was in late 17-th century, when their ancestors brought it to North America. They are called "Dutch" because they call themselves "Deutsche".

Answer 5

Dutch And German

Answer 6

VERY BIG DIFFERENCE. I'm an afikkanner so I know what I'm talking about. The difference between those two is the same as the difference between portuguese and spanish. German is similar but not the same, however. A dutch can sort of understand german and vice cersa but they're two totally different languages! Some words are pronounced the same, or sound the same.

Answer 7

I'm a brit who lived in Holland and by necessity had to learn the language. .While I agree some words are the same in dutch/german there are enough differences to make the two languages different. .I can pick out odd words but that is about it as far as German goes

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what's the difference between German & Dutch?

Answer 9

German and Dutch are closely related Germanic languages. They have many words in common, but Dutch is simpler because it does not have the complicated declensions, the subjunctive tense and the changing pronouns German has.
Interestingly the Dutch understand German quite well, but Germans have huge difficulties with Dutch.
Geographically Holland lies between Germany and Great Britain and it has been said that the Dutch language lies between German and English as well.

Answer 10

As others have said, the difference between the two languages are of the same order of magnitude as between French and Spanish.

There are some characteristic sound shifts:

German T becomes D in Dutch: Tier/Dier (animal).
German CH becomes K in Dutch: Auch/Ook (too)
German IE becomes E in Dutch: Viel/veel (many)

G in German is pronounced as in Good, while in Dutch it's pronounced as the Greek letter Chi (approximately HR in English, in fact the Cyrillic letter Chi becomes HR when transcribed from Serbian to Croatian). To be fair, in Flamish (Belgian dialect of Dutch), G is somewhat softer, more like H. You might say that the Flamish speak like angry cats while the Dutch speak like angry cats with bronchitis.

The Dutch grammar is simpler than the German ones, having only rudimentary cases (German has four cases).