Sy demonstreer borskaskompressies ten einde resussitasie te verduidelik.

Here Sy means she.

A useful thing to know is that sy can also mean his in other contexts, but in this sentence it is clearly the subject pronoun she, because it comes before the verb demonstreer. It is capitalized only because it starts the sentence.

In Afrikaans, verbs usually do not change according to the subject in the present tense.

So you get:

• Ek demonstreer = I demonstrate
• Jy demonstreer = you demonstrate
• Sy demonstreer = she demonstrates
• Hulle demonstreer = they demonstrate

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not usually add an -s for he/she/it.

It is a compound noun, which is very common in Afrikaans.

It breaks down as:

• borskas = chest / ribcage
• kompressies = compressions

So borskaskompressies means chest compressions.

Afrikaans often writes compounds as one word, even where English uses two words.

Because Afrikaans strongly prefers closed compounds.

So where English writes:

• chest compressions
• first aid
• heart rate

Afrikaans often writes the equivalent as a single word or a tightly joined compound, depending on the expression.

That is why borskas + kompressies becomes borskaskompressies.

Ten einde means in order to, so as to, or for the purpose of.

It is a formal expression. In everyday Afrikaans, people often prefer om ... te for purpose.

So this sentence sounds a bit more formal or instructional than a very casual sentence would.

Because te is the usual marker used before an infinitive in Afrikaans in many constructions.

Here:

• verduidelik = explain
• te verduidelik = to explain

After ten einde, you normally get te + infinitive:

• ten einde ... te verduidelik = in order to explain ...

So te here works a lot like English to.

Both can express purpose, but they are not exactly the same in style.

• om ... te is very common and neutral
• ten einde ... te is more formal

So a more everyday version of the sentence could be:

Sy demonstreer borskaskompressies om resussitasie te verduidelik.

That would still be correct, just less formal in tone.

Yes. Resussitasie is the Afrikaans word for resuscitation, and it is clearly related to the English medical term.

It is a more technical or medical noun, not a basic everyday word. In context, it refers to reviving someone, often in an emergency or CPR-related setting.

Because Afrikaans often allows bare nouns without an article, especially when the noun is being used in a general or abstract sense.

Here, resussitasie is not really a specific one resuscitation in the way English might count a physical object. It is more like a general medical process or concept.

Similarly, borskaskompressies can appear without an article because the sentence is talking about the action being demonstrated, not necessarily the specific chest compressions.

Yes, kompressies is plural.

• singular: kompressie
• plural: kompressies

It is plural because chest compressions are normally a repeated action, not just one single compression. So the plural makes natural sense here, just as in English.

The basic structure is:

• Sy = subject
• demonstreer = finite verb
• borskaskompressies = object
• ten einde resussitasie te verduidelik = purpose phrase

So the sentence follows normal main-clause Afrikaans word order:

Subject + verb + object + extra information

Also note that Afrikaans main clauses usually keep the finite verb in second position, and that is exactly what happens here: demonstreer is the second element.

Yes. A native speaker might often choose a less formal version, for example:

Sy demonstreer borskaskompressies om resussitasie te verduidelik.

That keeps the same basic meaning but replaces the more formal ten einde with the more everyday om ... te.

So the original sentence is correct, but slightly more formal or textbook-like.