What is the rule for Meervoude?

By Lexie Tanner 5 years ago

What is the rule for Meervoude?

This rule is simple: when you notice a word (doesn’t matter if the word is short or long) and it ends in an ‘og,’ then this is converted into an ‘oe’ with “deeltekens” on the ‘e. ‘ Remember: take the last ‘og’ of the word. Do not take the ‘o’ before the ‘og. ‘ Some words look like this: …

How do you do Meervoude in Afrikaans?

Terms in this set (18)

  1. Short vowel (pan) Double last letter , add an -e (panne)
  2. Ending in man (Engelsman) Drop -man ; add an -e (Engelse)
  3. Ending in og (oog) Drop g ; add ë (oë)
  4. Ending in -us (Medikus)
  5. Ending in twin vowel / consonant + f (Stoof)
  6. Ending in ag (Vraag)
  7. Multi Syllable + r (Motor)
  8. Twin Vowel (maan)

What are the rules for Verkleinwoorde?

Terms in this set (9)

  • Words ending in “T” or “D” – Add.
  • Words/syllables with a SHORT vowel ending in “G, S, K, P &F” – Double the last consonant and add.
  • Words/syllables with a TWIN vowel ending in “G, S, K, P & F” – Drop 1 of the twin vowels and add.

What is the meaning of Meervoud?

noun. plural [noun, adjective] (in) the form of a word which expresses more than one.

What is plural in Afrikaans?

Afrikaans Translation. meervoud. More Afrikaans words for plural. meervoudig adjective. plural.

How do you do diminutives in Afrikaans?

  1. Diminutives. The basic idea –to make things small, add an IE-sound to the word, e.g. boek > boekie.
  2. A. ” IE” -ending. “IE” diminutive ending for words ending in S, K, P, G, F.
  3. B. ” PIE” -ending.
  4. C. NG > “KIE” – Unaccented.
  5. D. NG > ETJIE – Accented.
  6. E. ” ETJIE” – ending.
  7. F. ” TJIE / JIE”

What is a Verkleining?

Verkleining in Afrikaans is used to describe words in 3 ways – An inferior way, a pitiful way and a small size way – The way that verkleining is used is dependant on the context of the sentence. Words with long vowels must have a vowel dropped from them and short, single syllable words must have the consonant doubled.

What is the plural of there?

The plural form of there is theres.

What is the plural of Apple in Afrikaans?

appel m (plural appels or appelen, diminutive appeltje n )

How do you read Verkleining?

Verkleining in Afrikaans is used to describe words in 3 ways – An inferior way, a pitiful way and a small size way – The way that verkleining is used is dependant on the context of the sentence. To change words into verkleining what you must do is learn the groups that apply to certain words.