Newekarakters is besprekingspunte; met ander woorde, ons bespreek hulle.

Supporting characters are discussion points; in other words, we discuss them.

Breakdown of Newekarakters is besprekingspunte; met ander woorde, ons bespreek hulle.

• ons: we
• wees: to be
• hulle: them
• bespreek: to discuss

Questions & Answers about Newekarakters is besprekingspunte; met ander woorde, ons bespreek hulle.

What does Newekarakters mean, and how is it built?

Newekarakters means secondary characters or supporting characters.

It is a compound noun:

• newe- = side / secondary
• karakters = characters

Afrikaans often forms long compound words by joining parts together, so instead of writing something like secondary characters as two words, Afrikaans commonly makes one word: newekarakters.

Why does the sentence use is with Newekarakters, even though it is plural?

In Afrikaans, is is used for both singular and plural.

So:

• Die karakter is interessant = The character is interesting
• Die karakters is interessant = The characters are interesting

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not change the verb to be from is to are.

What does besprekingspunte mean?