Sy bly positief.

she

Breakdown of Sy bly positief.

• bly: to remain
• positief: positive

Questions & Answers about Sy bly positief.

What does Sy mean here?

Here Sy means she. It is the subject pronoun of the sentence.

A useful extra note: lowercase sy can also mean his when it comes before a noun, for example sy boek = his book. But in Sy bly positief, it clearly means she because it is being used as the subject of the verb.

What does bly mean in this sentence?

In this sentence, bly means stay or remain.

So Sy bly positief means that she continues to be positive, rather than just being positive at one moment.

Can bly also mean live?

Yes. Bly can also mean live or reside.

For example:

• Sy bly in Johannesburg. = She lives in Johannesburg.

But when bly is followed by an adjective, as in positief, it usually means remain/stay:

• Sy bly positief. = She stays/remains positive.

How is bly different from is?