Language Notes
Afrikaans
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Afrikaans Language Notes:
English
S v T O MP v I
Subject Verb 1 Time Object Manner Place Verb 2 Infinitive
Afrikaans Onderwerp Werkwoord Tyd Voorwerp Manier/ Plek Werkwoord Infinitief
1 Wyse 2
What to Wie? Wat? Wanneer? Aan wie/ Hoe? Waar? Wat? Hoekom?
ask wat? Waarom?
yourself?
Tips to usually starts
find it with ‘om’
Some general things you need to know:
1. ‘het’ and ‘word’ are the ONLY Verb1’s that can go after Verb2.
2. ‘klanke’ = vowels
3. You can start with any part of speech (S,T,M,P,I) as long as you put a verb immediately afterwards. You
cannot do this when starting with your object.
4. Always put a comma before group 1 conjunctions
5. Always put a semi-colon before group 2 conjunctions. NB: ‘al, dan, toe’ get a comma NOT a semi-colon.
6. Always put a comma before direct speech.
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, Taneil Thompson
7. A dash is used when the first word ends in a vowel and the second word starts with a vowel (helpful in
time)
8. A dash is used when the same word is repeated (kort-kort)
9. A dash is used when creating a compound word that has ‘en’ (kaas-en-tamatiebroodjie)
10. A dash is used when the word has a direction in it. (Suid-Afrika)
11. ‘ge’ joins words
12. ‘te’ separates words
Question words:
1. Wat? = What?
2. Waar? = Where?
3. Wanneer? = When?
4. Wie? = Who?
5. Waarom/ Hoekom? = Why?
6. Hoeveel? = How many?
7. Hoe laat? = How late/ What time?
8. Waarheen/ waarnatoe? = Where to?
9. Waarvandaan? = Where from?
Types of questions that can be asked:
1. Waar/ Onwaar = True/ False
2. ‘Motiveer’ = you need to motivate your answer by using information from the passage UNLESS it says ‘in
jou eie woorde’, then you have to use your own words
3. ‘Haal aan’/’Gee ‘n aanhaling’ – quote from the passage AND don’t forget your quotation marks
4. ‘Noem’ = just name whatever it is asking you to, no need for a full sentence
SAHETI School, 2019
Afrikaans
Taneil Thompson
, Taneil Thompson
Afrikaans Language Notes:
English
S v T O MP v I
Subject Verb 1 Time Object Manner Place Verb 2 Infinitive
Afrikaans Onderwerp Werkwoord Tyd Voorwerp Manier/ Plek Werkwoord Infinitief
1 Wyse 2
What to Wie? Wat? Wanneer? Aan wie/ Hoe? Waar? Wat? Hoekom?
ask wat? Waarom?
yourself?
Tips to usually starts
find it with ‘om’
Some general things you need to know:
1. ‘het’ and ‘word’ are the ONLY Verb1’s that can go after Verb2.
2. ‘klanke’ = vowels
3. You can start with any part of speech (S,T,M,P,I) as long as you put a verb immediately afterwards. You
cannot do this when starting with your object.
4. Always put a comma before group 1 conjunctions
5. Always put a semi-colon before group 2 conjunctions. NB: ‘al, dan, toe’ get a comma NOT a semi-colon.
6. Always put a comma before direct speech.
SAHETI School, 2019
, Taneil Thompson
7. A dash is used when the first word ends in a vowel and the second word starts with a vowel (helpful in
time)
8. A dash is used when the same word is repeated (kort-kort)
9. A dash is used when creating a compound word that has ‘en’ (kaas-en-tamatiebroodjie)
10. A dash is used when the word has a direction in it. (Suid-Afrika)
11. ‘ge’ joins words
12. ‘te’ separates words
Question words:
1. Wat? = What?
2. Waar? = Where?
3. Wanneer? = When?
4. Wie? = Who?
5. Waarom/ Hoekom? = Why?
6. Hoeveel? = How many?
7. Hoe laat? = How late/ What time?
8. Waarheen/ waarnatoe? = Where to?
9. Waarvandaan? = Where from?
Types of questions that can be asked:
1. Waar/ Onwaar = True/ False
2. ‘Motiveer’ = you need to motivate your answer by using information from the passage UNLESS it says ‘in
jou eie woorde’, then you have to use your own words
3. ‘Haal aan’/’Gee ‘n aanhaling’ – quote from the passage AND don’t forget your quotation marks
4. ‘Noem’ = just name whatever it is asking you to, no need for a full sentence
SAHETI School, 2019
