Joost mag het weten

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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)/
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Phrase

Joost mag het weten

  1. 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.