Breakdown of Seksuele gesondheid is belangrik.
wees
to be
belangrik
important
die gesondheid
the health
seksueel
sexual
Questions & Answers about Seksuele gesondheid is belangrik.
How do you pronounce Seksuele gesondheid is belangrik?
A rough pronunciation guide is:
sek-SOO-uh-luh khuh-SONT-hait is buh-LANG-rik
A few notes:
- g in Afrikaans is usually a throaty sound, like the ch in Scottish loch.
- gesondheid has the stress on the -sond- part.
- belangrik has the stress on lang.
If saying it naturally, the whole sentence flows quite smoothly: Seksuele gesondheid is belangrik.
Why does seksueel become seksuele here?
Because seksuele is being used as an adjective before a noun.
- seksueel = sexual
- seksuele gesondheid = sexual health
In Afrikaans, adjectives before nouns often take an -e ending. So:
- seksueel → seksuele
This is very common:
- belangrik → belangrike boek = important book
- seksueel → seksuele gesondheid = sexual health
What does gesondheid mean literally, and is it related to gesond?