Ons navigeer so vinnig dat ons die eindpunt vroeg bereik.

We navigate so quickly that we reach the finish early.

Breakdown of Ons navigeer so vinnig dat ons die eindpunt vroeg bereik.

• ons: we
• dat: that
• vroeg: early
• vinnig: quickly

Questions & Answers about Ons navigeer so vinnig dat ons die eindpunt vroeg bereik.

What is the function of so ... dat in this sentence?

So ... dat is a very common Afrikaans pattern meaning so ... that.

In this sentence:

• so vinnig = so fast
• dat = that

So the structure is:

• Ons navigeer so vinnig dat ...
• We navigate so fast that ...

It introduces a result: because we navigate very fast, something happens as a consequence.

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Why is ons used twice?

Afrikaans repeats the subject when a new clause starts, just like English often does.

Here you have:

• main clause: Ons navigeer so vinnig
• subordinate clause: dat ons die eindpunt vroeg bereik

The second ons is needed because dat starts a new clause, and that clause needs its own subject.

Compare with English:

• We navigate so fast that we reach the finish point early.

English also repeats we, so Afrikaans is behaving very similarly here.

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Why does bereik come at the end of the sentence?