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Wednesday, 3 September 2008 07:55
pne: A picture of a plush toy, halfway between a duck and a platypus, with a green body and a yellow bill and feet. (Default)
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(In the context of coming home from kindergarten.)

Amy: “Ich will nicht, dass du kommst und mich aufhebst nicht!”

(Spot the English and Afrikaans.)

Date: Wednesday, 3 September 2008 13:22 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fridoline.livejournal.com
The English is of course the "come and pick me up", so the Afrikaans must be the negation at the end of the sentence.

Date: Wednesday, 3 September 2008 13:31 (UTC)
ext_78: A picture of a plush animal. It looks a bit like a cross between a duck and a platypus. (Default)
From: [identity profile] pne.livejournal.com
Right!

As far as I know, Afrikaans has double negation, with one part coming at the end of the sentence.

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