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Ek kry inligting van die onderwyser.

Ek kry inligting van die onderwyser.
I get information from the teacher.
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Questions & Answers about Ek kry inligting van die onderwyser.

What does kry mean in this sentence?
Kry literally means get or receive. In the sentence it translates best as get ("I get information…") but can also carry the sense of receive.
Does kry change form for different persons or tenses?
In the present tense kry stays the same for all persons: ek kry, jy kry, hy kry, ons kry, etc. To form the past tense you use het + gekry (e.g. ek het inligting gekry).
Why is there no article before inligting?
Inligting is an uncountable noun (like information in English). Uncountable nouns don’t take an indefinite article (’n) and usually don’t need a definite article (die) when speaking in general terms.
What is the function of the preposition van here?
Van means from or of. In this context it marks the source of the information: from the teacher.
Why is it die onderwyser and not ’n onderwyser or something else?
Die is the definite article the, showing we’re talking about a specific teacher known in context. To say a teacher you would use ’n onderwyser.
Can I change the word order, for example say Ek kry van die onderwyser inligting?
The neutral order is Subject–Verb–Object–Prepositional Phrase: Ek kry inligting van die onderwyser. Moving van die onderwyser before inligting is grammatically possible but sounds awkward and is not the usual word order.
Is there a more formal verb for receive in Afrikaans?
Yes, ontvang means receive in a more formal register. You could say Ek ontvang inligting van die onderwyser, but in everyday speech kry is far more common.
What is the plural of onderwyser, and can inligting be pluralized?
The plural of onderwyser is onderwysers. Inligting is inherently uncountable, so it has no plural form—you always use inligting whether it’s little or a lot.
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