Je bent een kanjer

Meaning: You're a star — a champ and a wonderful person.

Language: Dutch

Literally: You are a whopper

Category: Compliment

Origin: Common Dutch term of high praise; a 'kanjer' is something impressively big.

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  • Kind — Actually means 'child'. For kind (nice), say aardig or vriendelijk.

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