Ons strek sowel voor as na die pretdraf.

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Breakdown of Ons strek sowel voor as na die pretdraf.

• na: after
• voor: before
• sowel ... as ...: both ... and ...

Questions & Answers about Ons strek sowel voor as na die pretdraf.

What does sowel ... as ... do in this sentence?

It is a paired conjunction meaning both ... and ....

So in Ons strek sowel voor as na die pretdraf, it links voor and na and emphasizes that both are true: we stretch before the fun run and after it.

Why is it sowel voor as na and not sowel voor en na?

Because the normal Afrikaans pattern is sowel X as Y.

If you use sowel, the matching word is as, not en.

• sowel voor as na = both before and after
• voor en na = before and after without the extra both emphasis

So Ons strek voor en na die pretdraf is also possible, but it is a slightly simpler version.

What kind of word is strek, and why does it not change with ons?