Hy deel sy standpunt.

He shares his viewpoint.

Breakdown of Hy deel sy standpunt.

• hy: he
• sy: his
• deel: to share
• die standpunt: viewpoint; position

Questions & Answers about Hy deel sy standpunt.

What is the grammatical role of each word in Hy deel sy standpunt?

Hy is the subject, deel is the finite verb, sy is a possessive pronoun, and standpunt is the direct object.

So the structure is:

subject + verb + object

Why doesn’t deel change after hy the way English changes share to shares?

Because Afrikaans verbs usually do not change for person or number in the present tense.

So you get:

• ek deel
• jy deel
• hy deel
• ons deel

English has he shares, but Afrikaans keeps deel the same.

Does sy mean his or she here?

Here it means his.

Afrikaans sy can be:

• she as a subject pronoun
• his as a possessive pronoun

In this sentence, sy comes before the noun standpunt, so it is possessive: his viewpoint.

Could sy refer to someone else, or does it have to refer to hy?