Breakdown of Die maatskappy rus die verkeersbeampte met 'n kamera toe.
'n
a
met
with
die kamera
camera
die verkeersbeampte
traffic officer
Questions & Answers about Die maatskappy rus die verkeersbeampte met 'n kamera toe.
Why is toe at the end of the sentence?
Because the full verb here is toerus, which means to equip.
In many Afrikaans main clauses, this kind of verb splits:
- the conjugated part goes earlier in the sentence: rus
- the second part goes to the end: toe
So:
- Die maatskappy rus die verkeersbeampte met 'n kamera toe.
But in a form where the verb is not split, you get:
- om die verkeersbeampte met 'n kamera toe te rus
So toe here is not the ordinary word meaning closed. It is part of the verb toerus.
Why is the verb rus and not toerus?
Because Afrikaans often splits certain verbs in a normal main clause. This is similar to separable verbs in Dutch and somewhat like particle verbs in English.
The dictionary form is:
- toerus = equip
But in the sentence, it becomes:
- rus ... toe
So rus is the front part of the verb, and toe is the particle that appears at the end.
What does met do in this sentence?