Lees die terugstuurbeleid en hou die aankoopbewys.

Read the return policy and keep the proof of purchase.

Breakdown of Lees die terugstuurbeleid en hou die aankoopbewys.

• lees: to read
• en: and
• hou: to hold
• die terugstuurbeleid: return policy

Questions & Answers about Lees die terugstuurbeleid en hou die aankoopbewys.

Why does the sentence start with Lees with no subject like jy?

Because this is an instruction/command. In Afrikaans, commands usually use the bare verb at the beginning and leave out the subject.

So:

• Lees = Read!
• hou = keep! / hold on to!

You could add jy in some contexts for emphasis, but normally it is omitted in instructions, notices, and labels.

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What exactly does Lees mean here?

Lees is the verb to read.

In this sentence, it is in the imperative form, so it means Read.

A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans verbs usually do not change much for different subjects, so lees can appear in several contexts:

• Ek lees = I read / am reading
• Jy lees = you read / are reading
• Lees! = Read!

The meaning comes from the sentence structure.

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Why is die used twice?