Jealous and envy in dutch Hi, Can someone help we with how you say jealous and envy in dutch? In Portuguese, we have a clear difference between Inveja = envyWhen you want something someone hasCiúmes =

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Helena

Jealous and envy in dutch

Hi,

Can someone help we with how you say jealous and envy in dutch?

In Portuguese, we have a clear difference between

Inveja = envy

When you want something someone has

Ciúmes = jealous

When someone you like wants to stay with someone else

However, I can't find a clear translation for this two words in English or in dutch. I see mostly jealous/jaloers being used in both cases.

Is that so?

Thanks

Mar 4, 2020 2:44 PM

Comments · 4

When you envy someone we call that: afgunst

When you are jealous we call that: jaloers

However we also use jaloers when we mean envy.

March 9, 2020

That is correct, we use the word “jaloers” in both cases!

March 8, 2020

sorry foutje

April 25, 2020

Hi Helena,

The way English-speaking people use envy, I would translate that as “benijden” rather than “afgunst”.

Example: “You have got such a nice house! I envy you!”

“Je hebt zo een mooi huis! Ik benijd jou!”

Now. Please note, it’s very unusual to say “Ik benijd jou.” People in the Netherlands would actually say “Ik ben jaloers!” Which translates to “I am jealous”. Even though that’s used in an informal sense. Like Miss Lien & Simon said below.

Also I would not use “afgunst” as a translation for envy, as this has a much more negative connotation & envy is a littttttle more positive than that!

April 23, 2020