Ten spyte daarvan dat kneusing klein is, teken personeel dit aan.

Despite the fact that bruising is small, staff record it.

Breakdown of Ten spyte daarvan dat kneusing klein is, teken personeel dit aan.

• klein: small
• wees: to be
• dit: it
• die personeel: the staff

Questions & Answers about Ten spyte daarvan dat kneusing klein is, teken personeel dit aan.

What does ten spyte daarvan dat mean, and why is it so long?

It is a fixed expression meaning despite the fact that or even though.

It is built like this:

• ten spyte van = in spite of / despite
• daarvan dat helps connect that expression to a whole clause

So:

• ten spyte van die reën = despite the rain
• ten spyte daarvan dat dit reën = despite the fact that it is raining

In your sentence, it introduces a contrast: the bruise is small, but staff still record it.

Why is daarvan used here? Can I leave it out?

Usually, no. In this structure, ten spyte daarvan dat is the normal idiomatic way to say despite the fact that.

So a learner should treat ten spyte daarvan dat as one chunk.

You can think of daarvan as a linking element that lets ten spyte van connect to a full clause rather than just a noun.

Compare:

• ten spyte van die kneusing = despite the bruise
• ten spyte daarvan dat die kneusing klein is = despite the fact that the bruise is small

Why does is come at the end of kneusing klein is?