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Dutch
Etymology
Literally, “the devil may know it”.
Pronunciation
- (Southern) IPA(key): /joːst mɑɣ (ɦ)ət ʋeːtə(n)/, /joːst mɑɣ ɦɛt ʋeːtə(n)/
- (Northern) IPA(key): /joːst mɑx (ɦ)ət ʋeːtə(n)/, /joːst mɑx ɦɛt ʋeːtə(n)/
Phrase
Joost mag het weten
- God knows; I have no idea; I don't know
- 1951, A. Vreugdenhil, Koningen, scheepsbouwers en zeevaarders, H.J. Paris (publ.), page 151.
Waar het verschil in zit en wat de oorzaak precies is, Joost mag het weten.- No one knows what causes the difference and what the exact cause is.
1996, Fred A. Muller, “Stephen Hawking, orakel tussen de wielen”, in Hollands maandblad, number 1, page 30:Wat Hawking met dit verhaal wil bereiken, Joost mag het weten.- God knows what Hawking is trying to achieve with this story.