Die outomatiese rugsteun begin na gelang van die sinkroniseringsinstellings.

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Breakdown of Die outomatiese rugsteun begin na gelang van die sinkroniseringsinstellings.

• na gelang van ...: depending on; according to
• die sinkroniseringsinstellings: synchronisation settings
• die outomatiese rugsteun: automatic backup

Questions & Answers about Die outomatiese rugsteun begin na gelang van die sinkroniseringsinstellings.

Why is it die outomatiese rugsteun and not die outomaties rugsteun?

Because outomatiese is an adjective used before the noun rugsteun.

In Afrikaans, many adjectives take an -e ending when they come before a noun, especially after die.

So:

• outomaties = automatic, automatically, in its basic form
• outomatiese rugsteun = automatic backup

A useful comparison:

• Die rugsteun is outomaties. = The backup is automatic.
• Die outomatiese rugsteun begin ... = The automatic backup starts ...

So outomaties is the basic form, while outomatiese is the form used here before the noun.

What does rugsteun mean here, and is it a noun or a verb?

Here rugsteun is a noun, meaning backup.

So:

• die rugsteun = the backup

Afrikaans often uses the same form for a noun and a verb, depending on context. In this sentence, it is clearly a noun because it comes after the article die and is modified by the adjective outomatiese.

So the structure is:

• Die outomatiese rugsteun = The automatic backup

Why is there only one form of die? Does it mean for everything?