Sy skryf mooi in haar nuwe boek.

she

Breakdown of Sy skryf mooi in haar nuwe boek.

• skryf: to write
• in: in
• nuwe: new

Questions & Answers about Sy skryf mooi in haar nuwe boek.

What does sy mean here? Can sy also mean something else in Afrikaans?

Here sy means she.

A useful thing to know is that sy can also mean his when it comes before a noun:

• Sy skryf. = She writes.
• sy boek = his book

So in this sentence, because sy is standing as the subject before the verb skryf, it means she, not his.

Why is the verb skryf not changed to match she?

Because Afrikaans verbs usually do not change according to the subject in the present tense.

Compare:

• Ek skryf = I write
• Jy skryf = you write
• Sy skryf = she writes
• Ons skryf = we write

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not add -s for he/she/it in the present tense. So skryf stays the same.

What does mooi mean in this sentence?