Astigmatisme kan dowwe visie veroorsaak.

Astigmatism can cause blurred vision.

Breakdown of Astigmatisme kan dowwe visie veroorsaak.

• kan: can
• veroorsaak: to cause
• die astigmatisme: astigmatism
• die dowwe visie: blurred vision

Questions & Answers about Astigmatisme kan dowwe visie veroorsaak.

Why does veroorsaak come at the end of the sentence?

Because Afrikaans often sends the main verb to the end when there is a modal verb like kan.

So in:

Astigmatisme kan dowwe visie veroorsaak.

• kan = modal verb, like can
• veroorsaak = main verb, cause

This is a very common Afrikaans pattern:

• Hy kan swem. = He can swim.
• Die medisyne kan help. = The medicine can help.
• Astigmatisme kan dowwe visie veroorsaak. = Astigmatism can cause blurry vision.

So if an English speaker expects can cause to stay together, Afrikaans often separates them.

What does each word do in the sentence?

Here is the breakdown:

• Astigmatisme = astigmatism
• kan = can
• dowwe = blurry / dim / blurred
• visie = vision
• veroorsaak = cause

So structurally it is:

Astigmatisme + kan + dowwe visie + veroorsaak
subject + modal + object + main verb

That is a very normal Afrikaans sentence structure.

Why is it dowwe and not dof?