Questions & Answers about Ek het 'n goeie gevoel.
What does Ek het literally mean, and why is het used here?
Ek means I, and het means have. So Ek het literally means I have.
In this sentence, het is just the normal verb to have, not an auxiliary in a past tense construction. So Ek het 'n goeie gevoel is structured very much like English: I have a good feeling.
Why is there an apostrophe in 'n?
'n is the Afrikaans indefinite article, equivalent to English a or an.
It is always written with a lowercase n and an apostrophe before it: 'n.
A few important points:
- You write 'n goeie gevoel = a good feeling
- At the beginning of a sentence, the first real word is capitalized, not 'n
- So you write: 'n Goeie gevoel is belangrik
- Not: 'N goeie gevoel ...
In pronunciation, 'n is usually very weak, like a neutral unstressed sound.
Why is it goeie and not goed?