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What is the difference between vergadering and afspraakje ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between vergadering and afspraakje ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Vergadering is a meeting you have with your boss and co-workers when you are working. An afspraakje is a date, for a boyfriend and girlfriend.
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... whereas an "afspraak" is an appointment.
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@marliesbijker and can afspraakje be meeting someone in a informal way but not necessarily a boyfriend or girlfriend?
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@MCeless
Afspraak: appointment/agreement.
Afspraakje: date (mostly <20 years old).
Date: date (mostly >20 years old).
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@Egbert123 oh so afspraakje and date mean the same but the only thing that changes is the age of the person who's going?
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Yeah, an "afspraakje" sounds a little bit highschool'ish.
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If you want to meet informal but not on a date you can ask: Zullen we een keer afspreken?
(Shall we meet some time?)
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