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Re:Greppability is an underrated code metric by vanschelven on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @03:45AM (#41432351)
Begreppelijk (begrijpelijk) in Dutch
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Re:Greppability is an underrated code metric by Cthulhu_ on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @04:55AM (#41432782)
or "Grijpbaar" (grabbable)
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Re:Greppability is an underrated code metric by medstrom on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @06:14AM (#41433274)
So Dutch/German make "begreif" a verb, for Swedish it is just a noun (that means "concept").

But "begrijpelijk" has a clone: "begriplig". An adverb based on a verb in a foreign dictionary. There is no verb that goes "begreppa", it's just "greppa".

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Re:Greppability is an underrated code metric by trashtester on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @06:25AM (#41433337)
"Jag kan inte begripa svenska."
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Re:Greppability is an underrated code metric by medstrom on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @06:33AM (#41433385)
Oh, you're right.
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Re:Greppability is an underrated code metric by fedder on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @08:49AM (#41434463)
The term concept itself suggests grasping or holding/taking hold of, see the latin verb concipio or adjective conceptus.
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Re:Greppability is an underrated code metric by jeroenhd on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @09:22AM (#41434700)
Dutch also has a noun ("begrip") meaning "notion" or "understanding".
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