Afrikaans Flashcards

Afrikaans

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as

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as

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met

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with

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hulle

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they

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wees

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be

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hierdie

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this

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uit

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from

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deur

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by

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maar

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but

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sommige

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some

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of

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or

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moes

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had

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van

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of

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te

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to

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ons

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we

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ander

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other

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was

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were / was

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hul

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their

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indien

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if

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hoe

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how

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elke

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every

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Meer - as - een

ending in OG

(eye ) Oog

(war) Oorlog
(elbow) elmboog

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OG changes to OË

OORLOË

ELMBOË

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Meer - as - een

ending in AG

(question) - vraag
(day) - dag
(flag) - vlag

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AG changes to AE

vraag - VRAE

dag -DAE

vlag - VLAE

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Meer - as - een

words that get Ë

(fly) - vlieg
(plow) - ploeg
(knee) - knie
(sea) - see

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vlieg - vlieë

ploeg - ploeë

knie - knieë

see - seë

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Meer - as - een

short vowel +f

(poison) - gif
(dust) - stof
(punishment) - straf

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drop the F and add WWE

gif - giwwe
stof - stowwe
straf - strawwe

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Meer - as - een

double vowel + f

(stove) stoof
(slave) slaaf
(dove) duif

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drop the F and add WE

stoof - stowe
slaaf - slawe
duif - duiwe

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Meer - as - een

words ending in heid

(business) besigheid
(trouble) moelikheid
(possibilty) moontlikheid

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heid becomed hede

besigheid - besighede
moelikheid - moelikhede
moontlikheid - moontlikhede

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Meer - as - een

words ending in ING or R or ie

(king) koning
(saucer) piering
(banana) piesang

(car) motor
(teacher) onderwyser
(parent) ouer

(jacket) baadjie
(kitten) Katjie
(puppy) hondjie

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add S

koning - konings
piering - pierings
piesang - piesangs

motor - motors
onderwyser - onderwysers
ouer - ouers

baadjie - baadjies
katjie - katjies
hondjie - hondjies

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Meer - as - een

words ending in short vowel
(emphasis on vowel)

(mom) ma
(photo) foto
(shadow) skadu

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add ‘s

ma - ma’s
foto - foto’s
skadu - skadu’s

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Meer - as - een

words ending in short vowel
(emphasis on 1st syllable)

(gran) ouma
grandfather) oupa
(sofa) sofa

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add s

ouma - oumas
oupa - oupas
sofa - sofas

30
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Meer - as - een

(englishman) engelsman
(Frenchman) Fransman
(neighbour) Buurman
(Policeman) Polisieman

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Engelsman - Engelse
Fransman - Franse
Buurman - bure
Polisieman - Polisie

31
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Meer - as een

(bath) bad
(bed) bed
(feelings) gevoel
(harbour) Hawe
(Life) lewe
woman) Vrou

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add ENS

bad - Baddens
bed - beddens
gevoel - gevoelens
hawe - hawens
lewe - lewens
vrou - vrouens
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Meer - as - een

words ending in UIG

(aeroplane) vliegtuig
(vehicle) voertuig
(vessel) vaartuig

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TUIG becomes TUIE

vliegtuig - vliegtuie
voertuig - voertuie
vaartuig - vaartuie

33
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Meer - as - een

(ox) bees
(cupboard) kas
(list) lys
(product) produk
(magazine) tydskrif

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add TE

bees - beeste
kas - kaste
lys - lyste
produk - produkte
tydskrif - tydskrifte
34
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Verkleinwoorde - diminutives (K, P, G &S)

(head) kop
(mouth) bek
(back) rug
(cupboard) kas

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kop - koppie
bek - bekkie
rug - ruggie
kas - kassie

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Verkleinwoorde - short vowel ending in N

(man) man
(sun) son
(pen) pen

A

Add NETJIE

man - mannetjie
son - sonnetjie
pen - pennetjie

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Verkleinwoorde - double vowel ending in R

(floor) vloer
(window) venster
(car) motor
(sister) suster

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Add TJIE

vloer - vloertjie
venster - venstertjie
motor - motortjie
suster - sustertjie

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Verkleinwoorde - twin vowels

(monkey) aap
(smoke) rook
(nephew) neef

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drop 1 vowel and add IE

aap - apie
rook - rokie
neef - nefie

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Verkleinwoorde - long vowel ending in N

(bean) boon
(garden) tuin
(shoe) skoen

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add TJIE

boon - boontjie
tuin - tuintjie
skoen - skoentjie

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Verkleinwoorde - ending in T

(cat) kat
(boat) boot
(present) present

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add jie

kat - katjie
boot - bootjie
present - presentjie

40
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Verkleinwoorde

(pants) broek - double vowel or constants
(ball) bal - short vowel + L
(mouth) mond - word ending in D
(comb) kam - short vowel + M
(seat) stoel - double vowel + L
(snake slang - 1 syllable ends in NG
(king) koning ) - 2 or more syllables ends in NG
(star) ster - short vowel + R
(tree) boom -
-

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broek - double vowel or constants

bal - short vowel + L
balletjie

mond - word ending in D
mondjie

kam - short vowel + M
kammetjie

stoel - double vowel + L
stoeltjie

slang - 1 syllable ends in NG
slangetjie

koning - 2 or more syllables ends in NG
koningkie

ster - short vowel + R
sterretjie

boom -
boompie

41
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Trappe van vergelyking
(degrees of comparison)

(thick) dik
(thin) dun
(fat) vet
(evil) boos
(dirty) vuil
(cool) koel
(hard) hard
(easy) maklik
(cute) oulik
(fast) vinnig
(busy) besig
(slow) stadig
(blue) blou
(pretty) mooi
(angry) kwaai

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dik - dikker - dikste
dun - dunner - dunste
vet - vetter - vetste
boos - boser - boosste
vuil - vuiler - vuilste
koel - koeler - koelste
hard - harder - hardste
maklik - makliker - maklikste
oulik - ouliker - oulikste
vinnig - vinniger - vinnigste
besig - besiger - besigste
stadig - stadiger - stadigste
blou - blouer - blouste
mooi - mooier - mooiste
kwaai - kwaaier - kwaaiste
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Trappe van vergelyking
(degrees of comparison)

(soft) sag
(light) lig
(bad) sleg

(far) ver
(expensive) duur
(nice) lekker

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sag - sagter - sagste
lig - ligter - ligste
sleg - slegter - slegste

ver - verder - verste
duur - duurder - duurste
lekker - lekkerder - lekkerste

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Trappe van vergelyking
(degrees of comparison)

(high) hoeg
(low) laag
(empty) leeg
(dry) droog
(tired) moeg
(early) vroeg
(cold) koud
(wide) breed
(angry) kwaad

A

hoeg - ho

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Trappe van vergelyking
(degrees of comparison)

(rough) grof
(cowardly) laf
(moldy) muf

(dear) lief
(deaf) doof
(stiff) styf

(sly) slu

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grof - growwer - grofste
laf - lawwer - lafste
muf - muwwer - mufste

lief - liewer - liefste
doof - dower - doofste
styf - stywer - styfste

slu - sluwer - sluuste

45
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Trappe van vergelyking
(degrees of comparison)

(satisfied) tevrede
(excited) opgewonde
(embarrassed) verlee

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tevrede - meer tevrede - mees tevrede
opgewonde - meer opgewonde - mees opgewonde
verlee - meer verlee - mees verlee

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Trappe van vergelyking
(degrees of comparison)

(very) - baie
(a little) - bietjie
(often) - dikwels
(good) - goed
(young) - jong
(long) - lank
(new) - nuut
(seldom) - selde
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baie - meer - die meeste

bietjie - minder - die minste

dikwels - meermale - die meeste

goed - beter - beste

jonk - jonger - jongste

lank - langer - langste

nuut - nuwer - nuutste

selde - minder - minste

47
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Byvoeglike naamwoorde - adjectives
Put the adjective in front of the noun

The soap is smooth …. Die seep is (glad)

The man is cruel…. Die man is (wreed)

The seat is hard…. Die stoel is (hard)

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Die (gladde) seep

Die (wrede) man

Die (harde) stoel

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Byvoeglike naamwoorde - adjectives
Put the adjective in front of the noun

The room is mouldy … Die Kamer is (muf)

The man is deaf …. Die man is (doof)

The egg is half … Die eier is (half)

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Die (muwwe) kamer

Die (dowe) man

Die (halwe) eier

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Byvoeglike naamwoorde - adjectives
Put the adjective in front of the noun

The bag is light…. Die sakkie is (lug)

The mountain is high …. Die berg is (hoog)

The water is cold …. Die water is (koud)

The child is good…. Die Kind is (goed)

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Die (ligte) sakkie

Die (hoe) berg

Die (kouer) water

Die (goeie) kind

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Byvoeglike naamwoorde - adjectives
Put the adjective in front of the noun

(The water is boiling) - Die water (kook)

(The ship is sinking) - Die skip (sink)

(The birds are singing) - Die voels (sing)

A

adjectives ending in (ING) in English

Die kokende water (boiling)

Die sinkene skip (sinking)

Die singende voels (singing)

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Byvoeglike naamwoorde - adjectives
Put the adjective in front of the noun

(The dress is red) - Die rok is rooi
(the shoes are black) - Die skoene is swart

A

Colours never change

Die rooi rok

Die swart skoene

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Byvoeglike naamwoorde - adjectives
Put the adjective in front of the noun

The coffee is bitter - Die koffie is bitter
The book is thick - Die boek is duk
The train is late - Die trein is laat
The food is nice - Die kos is lekker
the clothes are clean - Die klere is skoon

A

Die bitter koffee

Die duk boek
Die laat trein

Die lekker kos

Die skoon klere

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Bywoorde - Adverbs

in die oggend (in the morning)
in die aand (in the evening)
in die middag (in the afternoon)
in die nag (in the night)
in die dag (in the day)
A
in die oggend - soggens
in die aand - saans
in die middag - smiddags
in die nag - snags
in die dag - bedags
54
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Bywoorde - Adverbs

daily - elke dag
weekly - elke week
monthly - elke maand
yearly - elke jaar

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elke dag - daagliks
elke week - weekliks
elke maand - maandeliks
elke jaar - jaarliks

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Bywoorde - Adverbs

at home - by die huis
inside - binne
outside - buite

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by die huis - tuis
binne - binnekant
buite - buitekant

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Geslag - Gender

Give the femine of the below masculine nouns

(man) man
(father) vader
(grandfather) oupa
(son) seun
(brother) broer
(uncle) oom
(nephew) neef
(Mr) Meneer
(groom) bruidegrom
(gentlemen) heer
(friend) vriend
(hero) held
(king) koning
(actor) akteur

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man - vrou
vader - moeder
oupa - ouma
seun - dogter
broer - suster
oom - tante
neef - niggie
Meneer - Mevrou
bruidegrom - bruid
heer - dame
vriend -vriendin
held - heldin
koning - koningin
akteur - aktrise
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Woordorder - word order

To exercise, the boy quickly does fifty sit-ups daily in his bedroom.

A
1, Who / what - the boy
2, verb 1 - does 50 sit- ups
3, when? daily
4. how / in what manner? - quickly
5. where? - in his bedroom
6. verb 2?
7. to ... initiave - to exercise

Die seun doen vyftig sit-ups daagliks gou in sy kamer om te oefen.

58
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Die Tye - Tenses

What is the below present tense in past and present tense

Ek lees ‘n boek.
Ek verstaan al my werk.
Daar is baie mense in Suid-Afrika.
Ek het ‘n mooi huis.

A

Ek het die boek gelees.
Ek het al my werk verstaan.
Daar was baie mense in Suid-Afrika gewees.
Ek het ‘n mooi huis gehad.

Ek sal die boek lees.
Ek sal al my werk doen.
Daar sal baie mense in Suid-Afrika wees.
Ek sal ‘n mooi huis he.

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Die Tye - Tenses

What is the below present tense in past and present tense

Ek tel die boek op.
Ek moet my werk doen.
Ek kan goed swem.
Die man sit en lees op die stoep.
Die bokkie hardloop weg.
A
Ek het die boek opgetel.
Ek moes my werk gedoen het.
Ek kon goed gewem het.
Die man het op die stoep gesit en lees.
Die bokkie het weggehardloop.
Ek sal die boek optel.
Ek sal my werk moet doen.
Ek sal goed kan swem.
Die man sal op die stoep sit en lees.
Die bokkie sal weghardloop.
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Voegwoorde (Conjunctions)

but
and
or
because
either
neither
as well as
A
maar
en
of
want
of
nog
sowel
61
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Die negatief vorm

Ek lees.
Ek lees ‘n boek.
Ek roep hom.
Ek bel Pieter op sy selfoon.

Is dit vandag koud?
Speel die kinders tennis?

A

Ek lees nie.
Ek lees nie ‘n boek nie.
Ek roep om nie.
Ek bel nie Pieter op sy selfoon nie.

Nee, dit is nie vandag koud nie.
Nee, die kinders speel nie tennis nie.

62
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Die negatief vorm

(everything) alles
(everyone) almal
(anyone) iemand
(all the time) altyd
(any) enige
(must) moet
(everywhere) orals
(already) al

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(nothing) niks
(noone) niemand
(never) nooit
(nothing) geen
(must not) moenie
(no where) nerens
(not yet) nog nie