Die inventaris wys of ons verhuisdose opstapel al dan nie.

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Breakdown of Die inventaris wys of ons verhuisdose opstapel al dan nie.

• wys: to show
• of ... al dan nie: whether or not
• die inventaris: inventory

Questions & Answers about Die inventaris wys of ons verhuisdose opstapel al dan nie.

What does of ... al dan nie mean in this sentence?

It means whether or not.

So:

• of = whether / if
• al dan nie = or not

Together, of ons verhuisdose opstapel al dan nie means whether we stack the moving boxes or not.

This is a very common Afrikaans pattern:

• Ek weet nie of hy kom al dan nie. = I don’t know whether he is coming or not.

You will often see of and al dan nie working as a pair.

Why is of used here instead of as?

Because of means whether/if in the sense of uncertainty or indirect questions.

In this sentence, the inventory shows whether something is true. That is why Afrikaans uses of.

Compare:

• Ek weet nie of hy kom nie. = I don’t know if/whether he is coming.
• As hy kom, begin ons. = If he comes, we begin.

So:

• of = whether / if in reported or indirect-question meaning
• as = if for conditionals

What does wys mean here?