Sy kry erkenning vir die persoonlike rekord.

she

Breakdown of Sy kry erkenning vir die persoonlike rekord.

• vir: for
• kry: to receive
• die persoonlike rekord: personal best

Questions & Answers about Sy kry erkenning vir die persoonlike rekord.

Does Sy mean she or his here?

Here it means she.

Afrikaans sy can mean either:

• she as a subject pronoun
• his as a possessive word

So context decides the meaning. In Sy kry erkenning..., Sy comes before the verb kry, so it is the subject of the sentence: she.

Also, the capital S does not tell you anything special here—it is only capitalized because it is the first word of the sentence.

What does kry mean in this sentence?

Kry usually means get, receive, or obtain.

In this sentence, it has the sense of receives or gets. Afrikaans uses kry very often in everyday language, sometimes where English might prefer a more formal verb like receive.

So kry erkenning is a very natural Afrikaans way to say gets / receives recognition.

Why is the verb kry the same for I, you, and she?