Breakdown of Die optometris toets die sigsveld en die oogdruk.
en
and
toets
to test
die optometris
optometrist
die sigsveld
visual field
Questions & Answers about Die optometris toets die sigsveld en die oogdruk.
Why does die appear more than once in the sentence?
In Afrikaans, die is the definite article for the. It is used for:
- singular nouns: die optometris = the optometrist
- plural nouns: die boeke = the books
- nouns of any grammatical gender, since Afrikaans does not use separate words like the for masculine/feminine/neuter
In this sentence, die appears before each definite noun phrase:
- die optometris
- die sigsveld
- die oogdruk
Afrikaans usually repeats the article just as English does in a sentence like the optometrist tests the visual field and the eye pressure.
What does toets mean here, and is it a noun or a verb?
Here, toets is a verb and means tests.
So:
- Die optometris toets ... = The optometrist tests ...
Be careful, because toets can also be a noun in other contexts, meaning test or exam:
- Ek skryf môre 'n toets. = I am writing a test tomorrow.
In your sentence, it is clearly a verb because it comes after the subject die optometris.