Word
Die aansoekdoel is duidelik, behalwe dat die hofvereiste verander.
Meaning
The purpose of the application is clear, except that the court requirement changes.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Die aansoekdoel is duidelik, behalwe dat die hofvereiste verander.
wees
to be
verander
to change
duidelik
clear
behalwe dat ...
except that; besides the fact that
Questions & Answers about Die aansoekdoel is duidelik, behalwe dat die hofvereiste verander.
Why is hofvereiste written as one word?
Afrikaans usually writes compound nouns as a single word. So hofvereiste is made up of:
- hof = court
- vereiste = requirement
Together, they form hofvereiste = court requirement.
The same thing happens in aansoekdoel:
- aansoek = application
- doel = purpose/aim
So aansoekdoel means application purpose or purpose of the application.
Why is die used twice?
Because there are two separate nouns that each need the definite article:
- Die aansoekdoel = The application purpose
- die hofvereiste = the court requirement
Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for all genders and for both singular and plural in most cases. Unlike languages such as German or Dutch, Afrikaans does not change the article for masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns.
What does behalwe dat mean here?