Question 67/80 · KNM · Social customs
Who decides whom a woman marries?
🇳🇱 Wie beslist met wie een vrouw trouwt?
Answers
- De vrouw zelf (The woman herself)
- Haar vader (Her father)
- Haar broer (Her brother)
- De familie samen, ook als zij het niet wil (The family together, even if she doesn't want it)
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✓ Correct answer: A. De vrouw zelf
Explanation: In Nederland kiest iedereen zelf met wie hij of zij trouwt. Een gedwongen huwelijk is strafbaar.
Translation: The woman herself
In the Netherlands everyone chooses whom they marry. A forced marriage is a criminal offence.
In the Netherlands everyone chooses whom they marry. A forced marriage is a criminal offence.
Why are the other answers wrong?
- B. Her father: Her father does not decide this. She chooses herself.
- C. Her brother: Her brother does not decide this. She chooses herself.
- D. The family together, even if she doesn't want it: A marriage against her will is a forced marriage and a crime.
💡 Tip: Is someone being forced to marry? Veilig Thuis (0800-2000) can help, also anonymously.
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