Questions & Answers about Hy spoel die plastiek en blik uit voordat hy dit herwin.
Because uitspoel is a separable verb in Afrikaans.
The full verb is uitspoel = to rinse out.
But in a main clause, the conjugated part goes in the usual verb position, and the separable part uit moves to the end:
- Hy spoel die plastiek en blik uit.
This is very common in Afrikaans:
- aantrek → Hy trek sy jas aan.
- opstaan → Ek staan vroeg op.
If the verb is in an infinitive or participle-like form, it stays together again:
- om die bottel uit te spoel
- uitgespoel
Here uitspoel means to rinse out.
It suggests washing out the inside of a container before recycling it. That is slightly more specific than just spoel, which can simply mean rinse or flush depending on context.
So:
- spoel = rinse / flush
- uitspoel = rinse out
In recycling contexts, uitspoel is very natural for things like cans, bottles, and containers.