Afrikaans Language Notes
Table of Contents
MEERVOUD: .................................................................................................................... 3
VERKLEINWOORDE: ....................................................................................................... 6
TRAPPE VAN VERGELYKING: .......................................................................................... 8
ONE WORD FOR A PHRASE: .......................................................................................... 10
WOORDORDE:............................................................................................................... 12
LEESTEKENS: ................................................................................................................ 12
TYDWOORDE ................................................................................................................ 13
TYE ................................................................................................................................ 14
Verlede Tyd: ........................................................................................................................... 14
Toekomende Tyd: ................................................................................................................... 16
VOEGWOORDE .............................................................................................................. 18
RULES: ................................................................................................................................... 19
ONTKENNENDE VORM .................................................................................................... 22
VOORNAAMWOORDE .................................................................................................... 25
BETREKLIKE VOORNAAMWOORDE.................................................................................. 25
LYDENDE EN BEDRYWENDE VORM ................................................................................. 28
INDIREKTE REDE ............................................................................................................. 30
DEELWOORDE ................................................................................................................ 32
Die teenwoordige deelwoord ................................................................................................. 32
Die verlede deelwoord ........................................................................................................... 32
VRAAGSINNE .................................................................................................................. 33
DIE INFINITIEF ................................................................................................................ 34
VOORSETSELS ................................................................................................................. 35
AFKORTINGS .................................................................................................................. 36
TYD EN GETALLE ............................................................................................................. 37
Time: ..................................................................................................................................... 37
Getalle:.................................................................................................................................. 38
SINONIEME .................................................................................................................... 39
ANTONIEME ................................................................................................................... 40
,INTENSIEVE VORM ......................................................................................................... 41
SAMESTELLING ............................................................................................................... 42
VRAAGWOORDE............................................................................................................. 43
BEVELWOORDE .............................................................................................................. 43
KOMMUNIKASIE ............................................................................................................. 44
VOCABULARY ................................................................................................................. 46
Months/Days/Time/Seasons/Meals/Colours .......................................................................... 46
Family/Rooms/Furniture/Appliances/Household items .......................................................... 47
Clothes/Food/Jewellery ......................................................................................................... 48
Pets/Occupation .................................................................................................................... 49
Parts of the body/Medical matters ......................................................................................... 50
School/Matric dance .............................................................................................................. 51
Sport/Hobbies ....................................................................................................................... 52
Teenage years/Everyone is different ...................................................................................... 53
Travel/Holiday at sea ............................................................................................................. 54
Weather/Environment ........................................................................................................... 55
, MEERVOUD:
TYPE SINGULAR PLURAL
Short Vowel Pan Panne
Kop Koppe
Vis Visse
Ending in og Oog Oë
Oorlog Oorloë
Elmboog elmboë
Ending in ing Koning Konings
Piering Pierings
Leerling Leerlinge
Twin Vowels Maan Mane
Boot Bote
Muur Mure
Ending in ag Vraag Vrae
Dag Dae
Vlag Vlae
Multi Syllable Word + r Motor Motors
Onderwyser Onderwysers
Ouer Ouers
Double Vowels Dier Diere
Voet Voete
Huis Huise
Words that get ë Vlieg Vlieë
Ploeg Ploeë
Knie Knieë
Ending in ie Baadjie Baadjies
Katjie Katjies
Hondjie Hondjies
Double consonants Vark Varke
Dorp Dorpe
Present Presente
Short Vowel + f Gif Giwwe
Stof Stowwe
Straf Strawwe
Ending in Short Vowel + Ma Ma’s
Emphasis on Vowel Foto Foto’s
Skadu Skadu’s
Ending in ig Gesig Gesigte
Lig Ligte
plig Pligte
Twin/Double/Vowel Stoof Stowe
Consonant Slaaf Slawe
Duif Duiwe
, Short Vowel ending + Ouma Oumas
Emphasis on First Syllable Oupa Oupas
Sofa Sofas
Words that get ers Kind Kinders
Kalf Kalwers
Lam Lammers
Words ending in heid Besigheid Besighede
Moeilikheid Moeilikhede
Moontlikheid Moontlikhede
Words ending in man Engelsman Engelse
Fransman Franse
Buurman Bure
Words getting ens Bad Baddens
Bed Beddens
Gevoel Gevoelens
Words ending in uig Vliegtuig Vliegtuie
Voertuig Voertuie
Vaartuig Vaartuie
Words ending in us Medikus Medikusse/medici
Historikus Historikusse/historici
Politikus Politikusse/politici
Words getting te Bees Beeste
Fees Feeste
Kas Kaste
Letters of the Alphabet A A’s
B B’s
M M’e
Exceptions Bevel Bevele
Blad Blaaie
Brug Brûe
Eetding Eetgoed
Gat Gate
Glas Glase
Hemp Hemde
Hof Howe
Lid Lede
Nag Nagte
Pad Paaie
Rug Rûe
Skip Skepe
Speelding Speelgoed
Spel Spele
Stad Stede
Tyd Tye
Table of Contents
MEERVOUD: .................................................................................................................... 3
VERKLEINWOORDE: ....................................................................................................... 6
TRAPPE VAN VERGELYKING: .......................................................................................... 8
ONE WORD FOR A PHRASE: .......................................................................................... 10
WOORDORDE:............................................................................................................... 12
LEESTEKENS: ................................................................................................................ 12
TYDWOORDE ................................................................................................................ 13
TYE ................................................................................................................................ 14
Verlede Tyd: ........................................................................................................................... 14
Toekomende Tyd: ................................................................................................................... 16
VOEGWOORDE .............................................................................................................. 18
RULES: ................................................................................................................................... 19
ONTKENNENDE VORM .................................................................................................... 22
VOORNAAMWOORDE .................................................................................................... 25
BETREKLIKE VOORNAAMWOORDE.................................................................................. 25
LYDENDE EN BEDRYWENDE VORM ................................................................................. 28
INDIREKTE REDE ............................................................................................................. 30
DEELWOORDE ................................................................................................................ 32
Die teenwoordige deelwoord ................................................................................................. 32
Die verlede deelwoord ........................................................................................................... 32
VRAAGSINNE .................................................................................................................. 33
DIE INFINITIEF ................................................................................................................ 34
VOORSETSELS ................................................................................................................. 35
AFKORTINGS .................................................................................................................. 36
TYD EN GETALLE ............................................................................................................. 37
Time: ..................................................................................................................................... 37
Getalle:.................................................................................................................................. 38
SINONIEME .................................................................................................................... 39
ANTONIEME ................................................................................................................... 40
,INTENSIEVE VORM ......................................................................................................... 41
SAMESTELLING ............................................................................................................... 42
VRAAGWOORDE............................................................................................................. 43
BEVELWOORDE .............................................................................................................. 43
KOMMUNIKASIE ............................................................................................................. 44
VOCABULARY ................................................................................................................. 46
Months/Days/Time/Seasons/Meals/Colours .......................................................................... 46
Family/Rooms/Furniture/Appliances/Household items .......................................................... 47
Clothes/Food/Jewellery ......................................................................................................... 48
Pets/Occupation .................................................................................................................... 49
Parts of the body/Medical matters ......................................................................................... 50
School/Matric dance .............................................................................................................. 51
Sport/Hobbies ....................................................................................................................... 52
Teenage years/Everyone is different ...................................................................................... 53
Travel/Holiday at sea ............................................................................................................. 54
Weather/Environment ........................................................................................................... 55
, MEERVOUD:
TYPE SINGULAR PLURAL
Short Vowel Pan Panne
Kop Koppe
Vis Visse
Ending in og Oog Oë
Oorlog Oorloë
Elmboog elmboë
Ending in ing Koning Konings
Piering Pierings
Leerling Leerlinge
Twin Vowels Maan Mane
Boot Bote
Muur Mure
Ending in ag Vraag Vrae
Dag Dae
Vlag Vlae
Multi Syllable Word + r Motor Motors
Onderwyser Onderwysers
Ouer Ouers
Double Vowels Dier Diere
Voet Voete
Huis Huise
Words that get ë Vlieg Vlieë
Ploeg Ploeë
Knie Knieë
Ending in ie Baadjie Baadjies
Katjie Katjies
Hondjie Hondjies
Double consonants Vark Varke
Dorp Dorpe
Present Presente
Short Vowel + f Gif Giwwe
Stof Stowwe
Straf Strawwe
Ending in Short Vowel + Ma Ma’s
Emphasis on Vowel Foto Foto’s
Skadu Skadu’s
Ending in ig Gesig Gesigte
Lig Ligte
plig Pligte
Twin/Double/Vowel Stoof Stowe
Consonant Slaaf Slawe
Duif Duiwe
, Short Vowel ending + Ouma Oumas
Emphasis on First Syllable Oupa Oupas
Sofa Sofas
Words that get ers Kind Kinders
Kalf Kalwers
Lam Lammers
Words ending in heid Besigheid Besighede
Moeilikheid Moeilikhede
Moontlikheid Moontlikhede
Words ending in man Engelsman Engelse
Fransman Franse
Buurman Bure
Words getting ens Bad Baddens
Bed Beddens
Gevoel Gevoelens
Words ending in uig Vliegtuig Vliegtuie
Voertuig Voertuie
Vaartuig Vaartuie
Words ending in us Medikus Medikusse/medici
Historikus Historikusse/historici
Politikus Politikusse/politici
Words getting te Bees Beeste
Fees Feeste
Kas Kaste
Letters of the Alphabet A A’s
B B’s
M M’e
Exceptions Bevel Bevele
Blad Blaaie
Brug Brûe
Eetding Eetgoed
Gat Gate
Glas Glase
Hemp Hemde
Hof Howe
Lid Lede
Nag Nagte
Pad Paaie
Rug Rûe
Skip Skepe
Speelding Speelgoed
Spel Spele
Stad Stede
Tyd Tye
