In teenstelling met registrasienommers verander onderstelnommers nie.

not

Breakdown of In teenstelling met registrasienommers verander onderstelnommers nie.

• verander: to change
• in teenstelling met ...: in contrast to
• die onderstelnommer: chassis number

Questions & Answers about In teenstelling met registrasienommers verander onderstelnommers nie.

What does in teenstelling met mean?

It means in contrast to, unlike, or as opposed to.

So:

• in teenstelling met registrasienommers
  = in contrast to registration numbers / unlike registration numbers

This is a fixed expression in Afrikaans. The met is part of that expression, so learners should treat in teenstelling met as one chunk.

Why does verander come before onderstelnommers?

Because Afrikaans main clauses normally follow the verb-second rule.

In this sentence, the first element is the whole phrase:

• In teenstelling met registrasienommers

Once that phrase is moved to the front, the finite verb must come next:

• verander

and only after that comes the subject:

• onderstelnommers

So the structure is:

• In teenstelling met registrasienommers
  • verander
    • onderstelnommers
      • nie

If you strip away the fronted contrast phrase, the basic clause is:

• Onderstelnommers verander nie.