Hierdie oefening verbeter my gesondheid.

This exercise improves my health.

Breakdown of Hierdie oefening verbeter my gesondheid.

• my: my
• hierdie: this
• verbeter: to improve
• die oefening: the exercise

Questions & Answers about Hierdie oefening verbeter my gesondheid.

What part of speech is hierdie and how is it used in Afrikaans?

Hierdie is a demonstrative determiner (equivalent to this in English). It always precedes the noun it modifies and never changes for gender or number (e.g. hierdie boek, hierdie mans, hierdie vroue).

Why isn’t the verb verbeter conjugated with a -t or other ending?

In Afrikaans the present-tense form of most verbs is identical for all subjects (ek, jy, hy, ons, julle, hulle). You always use the base form verbeter in main clauses.

Why don’t we add die before my gesondheid?

A possessive pronoun (my, jou, sy, etc.) already makes a noun definite, so adding the definite article die would be redundant. my gesondheid simply means my health.

Is the sentence structure the same as in English?

Yes. This follows Subject–Verb–Object order:
• Hierdie oefening (subject)
• verbeter (verb)
• my gesondheid (object)