Sy gooi die nat papier weg.

she

Breakdown of Sy gooi die nat papier weg.

• die: the
• nat: wet
• die papier: the paper; paper material

Questions & Answers about Sy gooi die nat papier weg.

What does Sy mean here?

Here, Sy means she.

A useful extra note: sy can also mean his in other sentences, for example sy boek = his book. In this sentence, though, it is clearly she because it is the subject before the verb gooi.

Why is gooi not changed for she?

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

So you get:

• Ek gooi = I throw
• Jy gooi = you throw
• Sy gooi = she throws
• Hulle gooi = they throw

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not add an -s for he/she/it here.

What does gooi mean by itself?

Gooi by itself means throw, toss, or cast, depending on context.

In this sentence, it works together with weg to give the idea of throw away.

So:

• gooi = throw
• weggooi / gooi ... weg = throw away