Sy maak die album oop.

she

Breakdown of Sy maak die album oop.

• oopmaak: to open
• die album: album

Questions & Answers about Sy maak die album oop.

Why is oop at the end instead of next to maak?

Because oopmaak is a separable verb in Afrikaans.

The full verb is oopmaak = to open, but in a normal main clause it splits:

• Sy maak die album oop. = She opens the album.

So:

• maak is the conjugated part
• oop moves to the end

This is very common in Afrikaans with separable verbs.

Compare:

• Ek maak die deur oop. = I open the door.
• Hy sit die lig aan. = He switches the light on.

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Is maak ... oop the normal way to say open in Afrikaans?

Yes, very often.

Afrikaans commonly uses oopmaak for opening something physical, such as:

• a door
• a window
• a book
• an album

So Sy maak die album oop is a very natural sentence.

You can think of it literally as she makes the album open, but in real usage it simply means she opens the album.

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