Breakdown of Sy bespreek haar plan met haar kollega.
sy
she
met
with
die plan
the plan
haar
her
die kollega
the colleague
bespreek
to discuss
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Questions & Answers about Sy bespreek haar plan met haar kollega.
What does the verb bespreek mean, and how is it formed?
bespreek means “discuss.” It’s formed from the verb spreek (“speak”) with the prefix be-, which often turns a simple verb into one with a more specific or transitive meaning. In Afrikaans verbs do not change form for person or number, so you always use bespreek regardless of who is doing the discussing.
How do you pronounce bespreek?
It’s pronounced roughly buh-SPRAYK. The first e is a short “uh” sound (like the e in “bed”), and the ee is a long “ay” (like the a in “day”). Stress falls on the second syllable: bəˈspreːk.
Why is there no article before plan or kollega?
In Afrikaans, you only use the indefinite article n (“a”/“an”) with a noun if it’s not already made definite by something like a possessive. Here both plan and kollega are specified by haar (“her”), which makes them definite, so no article is needed.
Why does haar appear twice, and does its form ever change?
haar is the possessive pronoun “her.” It appears before plan and before kollega to show ownership in both cases. In Afrikaans haar does not change form for gender, number, or case—it’s always haar.
What is the word order in “Sy bespreek haar plan met haar kollega”?
Afrikaans uses a Subject-Verb-Object structure, just like English. Here it’s:
- Subject: Sy (“She”)
- Verb: bespreek (“discusses”)
- Object: haar plan (“her plan”)
- Prepositional phrase: met haar kollega (“with her colleague”)
How would you make this sentence negative?
Afrikaans uses nie … nie around the verb phrase. It becomes:
Sy bespreek nie haar plan met haar kollega nie.
How do you express a continuous or progressive action like “She is discussing her plan with her colleague”?
Afrikaans doesn’t have a separate continuous tense. You can either use the simple present or add is besig om … te for emphasis:
• Simple present: Sy bespreek haar plan met haar kollega.
• Progressive emphasis: Sy is besig om haar plan met haar kollega te bespreek.