Breakdown of Die ouers stuur nog 'n boodskap om hul dankbaarheid vir die liefde te wys.
Questions & Answers about Die ouers stuur nog 'n boodskap om hul dankbaarheid vir die liefde te wys.
die ouers is the definite noun phrase “the parents.”
hul ouers would mean “their parents.”
The possessive pronoun hul indicates ownership (their), not just the generic concept of parents.
This is an infinitive clause expressing purpose. In Afrikaans you use om + [object] + te + [verb] to mean “in order to …”
So om hul dankbaarheid vir die liefde te wys = “in order to show their gratitude for the love.”
hul (without -le) is the possessive pronoun their.
hulle is the subject pronoun they or the object pronoun them.
You never add -le when marking possession.
The noun dankbaarheid (gratitude) takes the preposition vir to indicate “gratitude for (something).”
Hence dankbaarheid vir die liefde means “gratitude for the love.”
Afrikaans requires the paired om … te to form an infinitive clause of purpose.
- om introduces the clause
- te appears immediately before the verb
Dropping either one makes the structure ungrammatical.