Verkleinwoorde Flashcards
What happens to short vowels ending with k, p, g, s?
Double that consonant
Add ie
Rug
Bek
Ruggie
Bekkie
Man
Son
Mannetjie
Sonnetjie
What happens to short vowels +n
Double n
Add etjie
Suster
Vloer
Describe trend?
Sustertjie
Vloertjie
Words ending with r get tjie
Aap
Neef
Describe trend?
Apie
Nefie
One vowel falls away
Add ie
Similar to short vowel
Double vowel +n trend?
Adds tjie
Skoen
Skoentjie
Present
Trend?
Presentjie
Adds jie
Neus
Vurk
Trend?
Neusie
Vuerkie
Double vowels/consonants get ie
Bal
Vel
Balletjie
Velletjie
What happens to short vowels ending with l?
Double the l
Add an e after
Add tjie
Hoed
Potlood
Trend?
Hoedjie
Potloodjie
Words ending with d get jie
What happens to short vowels ending with m?
Similar to l rule
Double the m
Add e after
End with tjie
What happens to double vowels/syllables ending with l
Only add tjie
Stoel
Tafel
Steoltjie
Tafeltjie
Ring-ringetjie
Slang-slangetjie
Long - longetjie
Trend?
Words end with : ING, ang, ong
G usually becomes an e in verkleining
Add tjie
Kar
Ster
Karretjie
Sterretji
Boom-boompie
Arm - armpie
Bruidegom- bruidegompie
Long vowel
Double consonant
2/ more syllables
All ending with m
Add pie
Mandjie
Horlosie
Mandjitjie
Horlosietjie
a
b
f
A’tjie
b’tjie
f’ie
What happens to words ending in emphasized short vowels
They get an apostrophe
Add tjie
Safari
Ma
Safari’tjie
ma’tjie
What happens to plurals
Remove plural words
Make single word a meervoud
Add s
Honde
Koppe
Torpedo’s
Hondjies
Koppies
Torpedo’tjies
