Breakdown of Wij swipen op het profiel en voelen de vonk met elkaar.
en
and
wij
we
met
with
op
on
elkaar
each other
voelen
to feel (something) / to seem/feel (a certain way)
swipen
to swipe
de vonk
the spark
het profiel
the profile
Questions & Answers about Wij swipen op het profiel en voelen de vonk met elkaar.
Since elkaar acts like a pronoun, do we combine met and elkaar into one word like we do with ermee?
No, you keep them separate! In Dutch, you only combine prepositions into pronominal adverbs (like ermee or daarmee) when referring to things. Because elkaar refers to people ("each other"), you simply use the preposition followed by elkaar: met elkaar.
Can I change the word order to ...en voelen met elkaar de vonk?
Yes, that is completely fine. Prepositional phrases like met elkaar can often go either before or after the direct object (de vonk). Leaving it at the end of the sentence, as it is here, places a nice emphasis on the fact that the feeling is mutual.
Swipen is an English word. How do Dutch conjugation rules apply to it here?
English loan verbs are adapted to standard Dutch rules. We take the English spelling as the stem (swipe). For the plural wij, we add -n, making it swipen. If it were singular, you would say ik swipe and jij/hij swipet (adding a -t).
Is de vonk voelen a literal translation of the English idiom?
Yes, de vonk (the spark) works exactly like its English equivalent. It can be a literal spark from a fire, or a figurative spark of romantic chemistry. You will also frequently hear the expression de vonk slaat over (the spark jumps over) to describe two people falling for each other.
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