{"id":3938,"date":"2024-05-25T07:39:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T07:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/mennonites-phrase-once-story\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T00:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T00:16:19","slug":"mennonites-phrase-once-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/mennonites-phrase-once-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Waarom mennonieten \u201ceens\u201d zeggen: het is Duitse grammatica, geen theologie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Mennonites say &quot;once&quot; because of German grammar, not theology. It is a dialect feature, it is several centuries old, and it has nothing to do with religion. What is actually going on The construction is familiar to anyone who has spent time in Pennsylvania Dutch country: Come here once. Hand me that once. Try it once. It comes from German, where mal \u2014 a shortened einmal, meaning once \u2014 is used constantly as a softener. Komm mal her. The word\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mennonites say once because of German grammar, not theology. Come here once is komm mal her in English words.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-3938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31522,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/pennsylvania-dutch-meaning\/","url_meta":{"origin":3938,"position":0},"title":"Pennsylvania Dutch vs Amish: What&#8217;s the difference?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"april 19, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover the meaning of \"Pennsylvania Dutch,\" its cultural roots, and the distinctions between Amish and other Pennsylvania Dutch communities.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Crucifixion, in the style of Mantegna","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00463.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00463.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00463.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00463.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3550,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/are-there-any-black-amish\/","url_meta":{"origin":3938,"position":1},"title":"Are There Black Amish People? 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