Sy verwag vyf punte.

she

Breakdown of Sy verwag vyf punte.

• vyf: five
• die punt: the point (score)
• verwag: to expect

Questions & Answers about Sy verwag vyf punte.

What does Sy mean here? Could it mean his instead?

Here, Sy means she because it is the subject of the sentence and is followed directly by the verb verwag.

Afrikaans sy can also mean his, but then it functions as a possessive word, for example:

• sy boek = his book

In your sentence:

• Sy verwag vyf punte.

the structure is subject + verb + object, so Sy is clearly she, not his.

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Why is the verb verwag not changed for Sy? Shouldn’t it be something like English expects?

No. In Afrikaans, verbs usually do not change form depending on the subject the way they do in English.

Compare:

• Ek verwag = I expect
• Jy verwag = you expect
• Sy verwag = she expects
• Ons verwag = we expect

The verb stays verwag in all of these.

So unlike English, Afrikaans does not add -s for he/she/it in the present tense.

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