Here's the key difference:
* German: Capitalizes all nouns, regardless of their position in a sentence.
* Dutch: Capitalizes only the first word of a sentence and proper nouns (names of people, places, organizations, etc.).
Examples:
* German: Der Mann geht zur Schule. (The man goes to school.)
* Dutch: De man gaat naar school. (The man goes to school.)
So, while both languages are Germanic and share some similarities, their rules for noun capitalization are distinct.