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Interesting problem relating to “kind/kindness”: I have trouble figuring out how to say that in Dutch. Vriendelijk? Zachtaardig? These seem wrong because their English cognates would be, but I haven’t found a better word.
Interesting problem relating to “kind/kindness”: I have trouble figuring out how to say that in Dutch. Vriendelijk? Zachtaardig? These seem wrong because their English cognates would be, but I haven’t found a better word.