Breakdown of Wat ook al verander, bly die rugsteunkopie beskikbaar.
verander
to change
bly
to remain
beskikbaar
available
wat ook al ...
whatever; no matter what
Questions & Answers about Wat ook al verander, bly die rugsteunkopie beskikbaar.
What does wat ook al mean in this sentence?
Wat ook al means whatever.
It is a very common Afrikaans pattern used to express no matter what or anything that. In this sentence, Wat ook al verander means Whatever changes or No matter what changes.
You can compare it with similar forms:
- wie ook al = whoever
- waar ook al = wherever
- wanneer ook al = whenever
So wat ook al is not a word-for-word translation of English whatever, but it functions the same way.
Why is ook al used here? What does it add?
Ook al adds the idea of it does not matter what.
Without it, wat verander would just mean something like what changes or that which changes, which is not the same.
With ook al, the phrase becomes concessive or indefinite:
- Wat ook al gebeur = Whatever happens
- Wat ook al jy kies = Whatever you choose
So in your sentence, ook al helps create the meaning regardless of what changes.
Why is verander at the end of the first part?