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What is the difference between verzinnen and bedenken ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between verzinnen and bedenken ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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We moeten toch bedenken hoe we tot die tijd met dit probleem kunnen omgaan.
De kinderen verzinnen de namen van de landen ā sommige zijn rijk, sommige zijn arm.
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Bedenken is more like āto think ofā (this starts in your mind and then develops into an idea) Example
Ik ben goed in nieuwe ideeƫn bedenken
I am good at thinking of new ideas
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Wat is 1+1?
What is 1+1?
Uh, dat antwoord kan ik niet zo snel bedenken
Uh, I canāt think of the anwser that quickly
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Ik bedenk me zojuist dat ik iets vergeten ben
I just realized I forgot something
Verzinnen is more like āto make something up out of thin airā or āto imagineā. Example:
Ik kan geen idee verzinnen
I canāt come up with an idea
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Verzinnen - making something up
Bedenken - a conjugation of to think
They are similar if you say:
Think of something.
(Bedenk iets)
Make something up.
(Verzin wat)
They both have the same message, just a different wording.
So while āverzinnenā only means to make something up; ābedenkenā or ādenkenā means to think.
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