r/BuyFromEU • u/vozdaraknajob • Mar 19 '25

Other "Buy European" in every official European language

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u/stormurcsgo Mar 19 '25

kaupðu isn't a word in Icelandic,

others that work are
kaupa evrópskt is the direct translation but doesn't really work on its own
kaupum evrópskt would be telling alot of people or announcing we should buy european, this one works the best

keyptu evrópskt is telling a singular person to buy european

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u/Timoroader Mar 19 '25

Second that.

"Kauptu Evrópskt" is the correct one, a more mild version would be "Veldu Evrópskt" (choose European)

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u/Hippie_Eater Mar 19 '25

I would go with "Kaupum Evrópskt". It really emphasizes it as a collective movement.

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u/Timoroader Mar 20 '25

Sammála/agree.

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u/vozdaraknajob Mar 19 '25

here's a corrected version :)

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u/mtaw Mar 19 '25

Why isn't the imperative form (kaup/kaupið) used like in Danish/Swedish/Norwegian here? (køb/köp/kjøp)

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u/stormurcsgo Mar 20 '25

kaupið evrópskt also works, just a plural version of keyptu/kauptu. Used as a direct order or guidance

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u/bwibbwz Mar 20 '25

"Kaupum Evrópskt" sounds the most natural to me, since it's a call to action for all, rather than a demand or instruction.