Word
Hy is skuldig.
Meaning
He is guilty.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Hy is skuldig.
What does hy mean here?
Hy means he.
It is the third-person singular masculine subject pronoun, used when talking about one male person.
Examples:
- Hy is moeg. — He is tired.
- Hy is skuldig. — He is guilty.
A beginner should also notice that hy is written with a lowercase letter unless it starts the sentence.
Why is the verb is used here?
Is is the present-tense form of to be in Afrikaans.
In this sentence, it links hy and skuldig, just like English he is guilty.
A very useful thing to know is that Afrikaans does not change this verb for different persons in the present tense:
- Ek is — I am
- Jy is — you are
- Hy is — he is
- Ons is — we are
- Julle is — you all are
- Hulle is — they are
So unlike English, you do not have to memorize am / is / are. Afrikaans simply uses is.
What kind of word is skuldig?