Basiese passe is maklik slegs indien voetwerk stadig is.

Basic dance steps are easy only if footwork is slow.

Breakdown of Basiese passe is maklik slegs indien voetwerk stadig is.

• wees: to be
• stadig: slow
• maklik: easy
• slegs indien ...: only if

Questions & Answers about Basiese passe is maklik slegs indien voetwerk stadig is.

Why does basiese end in -e?

Because it comes before a noun. In Afrikaans, attributive adjectives — adjectives placed before a noun — usually take an -e ending.

• basies = basic
• basiese passe = basic passes

So basiese is the normal form of the adjective when it modifies passe.

Why is it passe and not passes like in English?

Afrikaans forms many plurals with -e, not -s.

• pas = pass
• passe = passes

So basiese passe is simply the plural noun form. Even though it looks a bit like English, the plural spelling follows Afrikaans rules.

Why is it is maklik and not something like is maklike?