In teenstelling met gewaarmerkte afskrifte bly oorspronklike identiteitsdokumente by kopers.

Yes. In teenstelling met is a common expression meaning in contrast to, as opposed to, or unlike.

So in this sentence, it sets up a comparison between:

• gewaarmerkte afskrifte = certified copies
• oorspronklike identiteitsdokumente = original identity documents

The preposition met belongs to the expression, so learners should treat in teenstelling met as a unit.

This is because Afrikaans follows the verb-second rule in main clauses.

The sentence starts with a fronted phrase:

• In teenstelling met gewaarmerkte afskrifte

Once that phrase is placed first, the finite verb must come next:

• bly

Then the subject follows:

• oorspronklike identiteitsdokumente

So the pattern is:

• fronted element + verb + subject + rest

This is very normal Afrikaans word order.

Bly usually means stay or remain.

In this sentence, it means that the original identity documents remain with the buyers rather than being handed over.

So bly is not about living somewhere here; it is about something continuing to be in the same place or in the same person’s possession.

Gewaarmerkte means certified, authenticated, or officially verified.

It comes from the verb waarmerk, which is related to certifying or officially marking something as genuine. In this sentence, gewaarmerkte afskrifte means certified copies.

This is a formal or administrative word, so you are likely to see it in legal, banking, or government contexts.

Because it is being used as an adjective before a noun:

• gewaarmerkte afskrifte

In Afrikaans, adjectives placed before nouns often take an -e ending. The same thing happens with:

• oorspronklike identiteitsdokumente

So here, gewaarmerkte and oorspronklike are both attributive adjectives.

Afrikaans, like Dutch and German, commonly forms compound nouns as one word.

So:

• identiteit = identity
• dokumente = documents

combine to form:

• identiteitsdokumente = identity documents

The -s- in the middle is a linking sound that often appears in compounds. English usually writes these as separate words, but Afrikaans often joins them.

Because the sentence is speaking about the documents in a general sense, not pointing to a specific set with the or introducing a/an.

Afrikaans often leaves out the article with plural nouns when speaking generally. So:

• oorspronklike identiteitsdokumente = original identity documents

If the speaker wanted to refer to a specific set, they might say:

• die oorspronklike identiteitsdokumente

Here by means something like with, in the possession of, or kept by.

So:

• bly ... by kopers = remain with buyers

Afrikaans often uses by when talking about where something stays or who has it. Using met here would sound more like together with buyers, which is not the intended meaning.

So by is the natural choice for possession or custody in this kind of sentence.

Kopers means buyers and is the object of the preposition by.

So:

• by kopers = with buyers / in buyers’ possession

It tells you who keeps the original identity documents.

Also, kopers is the plural of koper.

Yes. Afskrifte is the plural of afskrif, meaning copy.

In many everyday contexts, Afrikaans speakers may also use kopie or kopieë, especially in more informal speech. But afskrif is a very standard and often more formal word, especially in official or legal contexts.

So gewaarmerkte afskrifte is a natural formal phrase for certified copies.

Yes, that is a very natural English rendering.

A more literal version would be:

• In contrast to certified copies, original identity documents remain with buyers.

A smoother English version is often:

• Unlike certified copies, original identity documents remain with buyers.

Both reflect the Afrikaans well.