Ons handig die appèl in.

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Breakdown of Ons handig die appèl in.

• inhandig: to submit; hand in
• die appèl: appeal

Questions & Answers about Ons handig die appèl in.

Why is in at the end of the sentence?

Because the verb here is the separable verb inhandig meaning to hand in / submit.

In a normal main clause in Afrikaans:

• the finite verb goes in the second position
• the separable prefix moves to the end

So:

• full verb: inhandig
• in the sentence: Ons handig die appèl in.

This is very similar to Dutch and a bit like English hand in.

Compare:

• Ek handig die vorm in.
• Sy handig die werk in.

Does handig by itself mean hand in?

Not by itself in this sentence. Here, handig is only the verb stem from inhandig.

That matters because handig also exists as a separate word in Afrikaans as an adjective/adverb, where it can mean things like:

• useful
• convenient
• skillful

But in Ons handig die appèl in, you should read handig ... in together as one verb: inhandig.

Why is it Ons handig and not something like Ons handigs or another ending?