Questions & Answers about Sy bevestig haar identiteit.
Why is Sy capitalized, and does it mean she or his here?
It is capitalized simply because it is the first word of the sentence.
In Afrikaans, sy can mean two different things:
- sy = she
- sy = his
That can look confusing at first, but the sentence structure tells you which one it is. In Sy bevestig haar identiteit, Sy is the subject before the verb bevestig, so here it means she.
If sy meant his, it would normally appear before a noun, for example:
- sy naam = his name
So in this sentence, Sy definitely means she.
What does bevestig mean grammatically, and does it change like English verbs do?
bevestig is the verb in the sentence. It means confirm.
One important difference from English is that Afrikaans verbs usually do not change according to the subject in the present tense. So you get:
- Ek bevestig = I confirm
- Jy bevestig = you confirm
- Sy bevestig = she confirms
- Ons bevestig = we confirm
English adds -s in she confirms, but Afrikaans does not. The verb stays bevestig.