Ek twyfel daaraan.

I doubt it.

Breakdown of Ek twyfel daaraan.

• ek: I
• daaraan: on it or about it
• twyfel: to doubt

Questions & Answers about Ek twyfel daaraan.

Why is it Ek twyfel and not something like Ek twyfele or another verb ending?

Because Afrikaans verbs usually do not change form for different subjects.

So you get:

• ek twyfel = I doubt
• jy twyfel = you doubt
• hy/sy twyfel = he/she doubts
• ons twyfel = we doubt

This is much simpler than English, where you have I doubt but he doubts.

What exactly does twyfel mean grammatically here?

Twyfel is the verb. Its basic dictionary form is also twyfel, and in this sentence it is the present tense verb.

A useful pattern to remember is:

• twyfel aan iets = to doubt something
• twyfel aan iemand = to doubt someone

So in Ek twyfel daaraan, the verb is not standing alone; it is part of the pattern twyfel aan ...

What is daaraan?