de geest – mind, consciousness; spirit; character
het gemoed – mind, heart
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de opstandigheid
de opstand -> opstandig -> de opstandigheid
de opstandigheid – rebellion
de opstand – uprising, revolt, rebellion
opstandig – rebellious, mutinous, insurgent
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-icus/-ici plural form
I’ve noticed that some words, which seem to have Latin origin, form their plurals in an unusual way:
Singular: technicus
Plural: technici
Singular: historicus
Plural: historici
Singular: mathematicus
Plural: mathematici
Singular: informaticus
Plural: informatici
Singular: academicus
Plural: academici
Singular: diabeticus
Plural: diabetici
on the other hand
aan de andere kant — on the other hand
Mix up
Je haalt twee zaken door elkaar. — You are mixing up two things.
Ik eis ijs!
eisen – to demand, to require, to claim;
eisen; eiste; geëist — regular verb, however the past participle gets ë.