Elke lid behoort sy spreekbeurt te respekteer.

Here behoort means ought to / should.

Afrikaans behoort has two common uses:

• behoort aan = belongs to
  
  • Die boek behoort aan my. = The book belongs to me.
• behoort ... te + infinitive = ought to / should
  
  • Jy behoort dit te weet. = You ought to know that.

So in Elke lid behoort sy spreekbeurt te respekteer, behoort is not about ownership. It expresses duty or proper behaviour.

After behoort, Afrikaans normally uses te + infinitive.

So:

• behoort te respekteer = ought to respect
• behoort te luister = ought to listen
• behoort te kom = ought to come

This is similar to English ought to.

In this sentence:

• behoort = finite verb
• te respekteer = infinitive phrase

That is why you see te before respekteer.

Afrikaans often sends the infinitive to the end of the clause when it is used with another verb such as behoort.

So the pattern is roughly:

• Subject + finite verb + rest of sentence + te + infinitive

In this sentence:

• Elke lid = subject
• behoort = finite verb
• sy spreekbeurt = object
• te respekteer = infinitive at the end

This end-position for the infinitive is very normal in Afrikaans.

Spreekbeurt means something like:

• turn to speak
• speaking turn
• allotted speaking time
• sometimes speech slot in a meeting or classroom context

It is a compound word:

• spreek = speak
• beurt = turn

So spreekbeurt is literally a speaking turn.

In context, the sentence means that each member should respect the time or turn assigned for speaking.

Yes. sy here means his.

Be careful: sy can mean different things depending on context:

• sy = his (possessive)
• sy = she (subject pronoun)

In this sentence, sy comes before a noun (spreekbeurt), so it is clearly the possessive form:

• sy spreekbeurt = his speaking turn

Traditionally, sy in a sentence like this may be used generically, much like older English his meaning his or her.

However, in modern language, many speakers prefer more inclusive wording. Depending on style, people might instead say things like:

• Elke lid behoort hul spreekbeurt te respekteer.
• Alle lede behoort hul spreekbeurte te respekteer.

So yes, the sentence may be understood generically, but modern usage may prefer a more explicitly inclusive form.

Because elke is followed by a singular noun.

So:

• elke lid = each member / every member
• not elke lede

If you want a plural noun, you would normally use a different determiner:

• alle lede = all members

Compare:

• Elke lid behoort sy spreekbeurt te respekteer.
• Alle lede behoort hul spreekbeurte te respekteer.

Because elke already functions as the determiner.

In English, it is the same idea:

• each member
• not each a member
• not each the member

So in Afrikaans:

• elke lid is complete by itself

You do not add ’n or die after elke.

Yes, but the meaning changes slightly.

• behoort te = ought to / should
  This sounds more like a norm, expectation, or proper conduct.
• moet = must / have to
  This sounds stronger and more direct.

Compare:

• Elke lid behoort sy spreekbeurt te respekteer.
  = Each member ought to respect his speaking turn.
• Elke lid moet sy spreekbeurt respekteer.
  = Each member must respect his speaking turn.

So behoort is often a bit softer or more formal than moet.

Yes. Respekteer is a normal Afrikaans verb meaning respect.

Many Afrikaans words are close to English, Dutch, or both. Even if a word looks familiar, you still need to learn how it behaves in Afrikaans grammar.

Here it works as a regular infinitive after te:

• te respekteer

The normal and natural order is:

• Elke lid behoort sy spreekbeurt te respekteer.

Placing sy spreekbeurt after the infinitive would usually sound unnatural in a simple main clause like this.

So for learners, it is safest to follow this pattern:

• Subject + behoort + object + te + infinitive

Examples:

• Hy behoort die reëls te volg.
• Ons behoort mekaar te help.

Lid means member.

Its plural is:

• lede = members

So:

• ’n lid = a member
• lede = members

This is worth memorising because the plural is irregular and not just lids.

A natural version would be:

• Alle lede behoort hul spreekbeurte te respekteer.

Changes:

• Elke lid → Alle lede
• sy spreekbeurt → hul spreekbeurte

So the sentence becomes plural throughout.

They are related, but they are not used the same way.

• elke = each / every and must go before a singular noun
  
  • Elke lid
• almal = everyone / everybody and usually stands on its own
  
  • Almal behoort stil te wees.

So you would say:

• Elke lid behoort sy spreekbeurt te respekteer.
• or Almal behoort hul beurt te respekteer.

But not Almal lid.

It sounds fairly formal or rule-like.

Reasons:

• behoort is a little more formal than moet
• spreekbeurt is a specific, organised-context word, often used in meetings, debates, or classrooms

So the sentence sounds like something you might read in:

• meeting rules
• classroom instructions
• debating guidelines
• a code of conduct