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Mastering Afrikaans Pronouns: Part 1 – Personal Pronouns

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  Learn how to use personal pronouns as either the subject or the object. By the end, you will have laid the groundwork for using pronouns in Afrikaans.

Mastering Afrikaans Pronouns: Part 5 – Relative Pronouns

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  Betreklike voornaamwoord (the relative pronoun)   Die betreklike voornaamwoord is ‘n voornaamwoord wat twee idees aan mekaar koppel. Dit funksioneer soos ‘n voegwoord. Dit staan dikwils net agter die naamwoord.   Die  betreklike voornaamwoord   staan dikwels direk ná die naamwoord waaroor dit iets sê.   The relative pronoun   is a pronoun that connects two ideas. It functions like a conjunction and gives more information about a noun. The relative pronoun   often appears directly after the noun it refers to.   In Afrikaans is daar drie betreklike voornaamwoorde : “ wat ,” “ waar ” en “ wie .” Hierdie drie voornaamwoorde kan op verskillende maniere gebruik word.   In Afrikaans, there are three of betreklike voornaamwoorde: “ wat ,” “ waar ” and “ wie .” These three pronouns can be used in different ways. Examples “Die kar wat daar staan, is myne.” “ Wat ” word gebruik vir dinge. Dit beteken dieselfde as ...

Mastering Afrikaans Pronouns: Part 4 – Reflexive Pronouns

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  Die Wedekerende Voornaamwoord ( the reflexive pronoun )   Die wedekerende voornaamwoord is as die onderwerp van die sin terugverwys na ditself.   Wedekerende voornaamwoorde wat na meer as een persoon verwys kry altyd die agtervoegsel “self.” Die wat na een persoon verwys verander asof hulle besitlike voornaamwoorde is.   The “wedekerende voornaamwoord” is if the subject of the sentence refers back to itself. “Wedekerende voornaamwoorde” that refer to more than one person always get the suffix “self”. If they only refer to one person, they change as if they were “besitlike voornaamwoorde”.  

Mastering Afrikaans Pronouns: Part 3 – Personal Pronouns (including exceptions)

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  Build on what you have learned in Parts 1 and 2. By the end of this lesson, you’ll understand how personal pronouns behave with words like “het,” “besit,” and conjunctions, even when possession is involved. Persoonlike voornaamwoorde  ( possessive pronouns) with exceptions to the rule.   The  Persoonlike voornaamwoorde  with the word “besit” and “het”  As die voornaamwoord gebruik word saam met die woord “besit” of “het” kom, is dit ‘n persoonlike voornaamwoord , selfs al dui dit besitting aan.   If the pronoun is used with the word  “besit”  or  “het”  it is a  personal pronoun   even if it indicates possession.   Persoonlike voornaamwoord Persoonlike voornaamwoord 1 Persoonlike voornaamwoord 3 Persoonlike voornaamwoord 4 Ek (I) Ek  eet die koek. Ek  besit ‘n kar. Ek  het ‘n hond. Jy (yo...

Mastering Afrikaans Pronouns: Part 2 – Possessive Pronouns

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Learn how to use possessive pronouns depending on where they are placed in a sentence. Learn when to use words like “my,” “sy,” and “syne.” By the end of the lesson, you’ll be able to use possessive pronouns correctly in sentences.