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The Afrikaans grammar allows you to manipulate the vocabulary to obtain multiple forms of a word. The grammatical rules below are the most important in Afrikaans and help connect words or shape the structure. We start with the prepositions:
And: en ![]() |
Under: onder ![]() |
Before: voordat ![]() |
After: na ![]() |
Inside: binne ![]() |
Outside: buite ![]() |
With: met ![]() |
But: maar ![]() |
For: vir ![]() |
From: van ![]() |
To: tot ![]() |
In: In ![]() |
To ask questions, use the following:
What?: wat? ![]() |
Who?: wie? ![]() |
How?: hoe? ![]() |
Why?: hoekom? ![]() |
Where?: waar? ![]() |
Some of the most important time adverbs:
Never: nooit ![]() |
Rarely: selde ![]() |
Sometimes: soms ![]() |
Usually: gewoonlik ![]() |
Always: altyd ![]() |
Very: baie ![]() |
Most commonly used pronouns in Afrikaans:
I: Ek ![]() |
You: jy ![]() |
He: hy ![]() |
She: sy ![]() |
We: ons ![]() |
They: hulle ![]() |
To express the possession of something [possessive form]:
My: my ![]() |
Your: jou ![]() |
His: sy ![]() |
Her: haar ![]() |
Our: ons ![]() |
Their: hul ![]() |
Some random verbs to show how it's being used:
Some extra grammatical structures:
The above Afrikaans grammar can provide tools to use in coordination with the Afrikaans vocabulary to obtain some popular Afrikaans phrases.
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Did you know? Grammar can help you increase your vocabulary dramatically. Grammar is like a tool which helps you manipulate words in a sentence by changing the shape and location of a word to create something new out of the old one. |