Questions & Answers about My hart is gesond.
Why is my used here? Does it work like English my?
What does hart mean, and is it related to English heart?
Why is is the same as in English?
What does gesond mean?
Why is the adjective gesond not written as gesonde?
Because after is, Afrikaans normally uses the basic adjective form.
So:
- My hart is gesond = correct
But before a noun, Afrikaans often adds -e:
- 'n gesonde hart = a healthy heart
This is a very common pattern:
- after the verb: Die kind is gelukkig
- before the noun: 'n gelukkige kind
So:
- hart is gesond
- gesonde hart
Why is there no word for a or the in this sentence?
Is the word order anything special here?
How do you pronounce My hart is gesond?
A rough English-friendly guide is:
may hart is khuh-SONT
A few pronunciation notes:
- my is not exactly like English my; it is closer to may with a glide
- hart has a clear h and a short a
- g in gesond is the guttural Afrikaans/Dutch g, a sound English does not really have
- the final d in gesond is often pronounced more like t at the end of the word
So learners often hear gesond approximately like khuh-SONT.
Can I say My hart is gesonde?
Is hart a neuter or masculine/feminine noun?
Can gesond describe both people and body parts?
Is this sentence natural Afrikaans?
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