Breakdown of Sy nooi ons weer vir aandete, en sy kook so goed dat niemand vroeg wil vertrek nie.
Questions & Answers about Sy nooi ons weer vir aandete, en sy kook so goed dat niemand vroeg wil vertrek nie.
Why is there vir before aandete?
What does weer mean here, and why is it placed there?
Why is aandete one word, and does it mean dinner or supper?
Aandete is a compound noun:
- aand = evening
- ete = meal / food
So literally it is the evening meal. In English, that may be translated as dinner or supper, depending on the speaker and context.
Why is sy repeated after en?
Because the sentence has two coordinated clauses:
Afrikaans often repeats the subject in the second clause, just as English often does:
- She invites us again for dinner, and she cooks so well...
You can sometimes leave the second subject out if it is clearly the same person, but repeating sy is completely normal and often clearer.
Why does goed mean well here instead of good?
How does so ... dat work?
Why is the word order dat niemand vroeg wil vertrek nie?
Why do we get niemand ... nie? Why is there a final nie if niemand already means nobody?
This is a classic Afrikaans feature: double negation.
usually still needs a final nie later in the clause.
So:
- Niemand wil vertrek nie = Nobody wants to leave
You do not add an extra earlier nie here. The negative word niemand does the first negative job, and the final nie completes the pattern.
What exactly is vertrek here?
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