| Grammar Notes: Lesson on the Sentence: "Hierdie beeld wys 'n man en 'n jong kind wat op 'n bed sit en saam 'n boek lees." ### Sentence Breakdown 1. Hierdie (heer-dee) - Hierdie: This means "this." It is a demonstrative pronoun. 2. beeld (bee-uhld) - beeld: This means "picture" or "image." It is a noun. 3. wys (vays) - wys: This is the verb "to show" in its base form. The infinitive form is wys. 4. 'n (uh) - 'n: This is the indefinite article "a" or "an." 5. man (mahn) - man: This means "man." It is a noun. 6. en (en) - en: This means "and." It is a conjunction. 7. 'n (uh) - 'n: This is the indefinite article "a" or "an." 8. jong (yohng) - jong: This means "young." It is an adjective. 9. kind (kint) - kind: This means "child." It is a noun. 10. wat (vaht) - wat: This means "that" or "which." It is a relative pronoun. 11. op (op) - op: This means "on." It is a preposition. 12. 'n (uh) - 'n: This is the indefinite article "a" or "an." 13. bed (bed) - bed: This means "bed." It is a noun. 14. sit (sit) - sit: This is the verb "to sit" in its base form. The infinitive form is sit. 15. en (en) - en: This means "and." It is a conjunction. 16. saam (saahm) - saam: This means "together." 17. 'n (uh) - 'n: This is the indefinite article "a" or "an." 18. boek (book) - boek: This means "book." It is a noun. 19. lees (lees) - lees: This is the verb "to read" in its base form. The infinitive form is lees. ### Combined Translation The sentence "Hierdie beeld wys 'n man en 'n jong kind wat op 'n bed sit en saam 'n boek lees." translates to "This picture shows a man and a young child sitting on a bed and reading a book together." - Hierdie beeld wys: This picture shows - 'n man en 'n jong kind: a man and a young child - wat op 'n bed sit: that are sitting on a bed - en saam 'n boek lees: and reading a book together ### General Grammar Tip Afrikaans uses definite and indefinite articles ("die" for "the" and "'n" for "a/an"). Relative clauses often start with "wat," which can mean "that" or "which." The conjunction "en" is used to connect clauses or items in a list, similar to "and" in English. ### Related Words 1. prent (prent): picture - Example: Hierdie prent wys 'n huis - "This picture shows a house." 2. kinders (kin-ders): children - Example: Die kinders speel in die park - "The children are playing in the park." 3. staan (stahn): to stand - Example: Hulle staan op die hoek - "They stand on the corner." |
