Ná die drie volg die doelskop.

after

Breakdown of Ná die drie volg die doelskop.

• volg: to follow
• die drie: rugby try
• die doelskop: conversion kick

Questions & Answers about Ná die drie volg die doelskop.

Why is the verb volg before die doelskop?

Because Afrikaans main clauses usually follow a verb-second pattern.

Here, the sentence starts with the time phrase Ná die drie. Once that first element is placed at the front, the finite verb must come next:

Ná die drie volg die doelskop.

So the subject die doelskop comes after the verb.

If you start with the subject instead, you can also say:

Die doelskop volg ná die drie.

That is also correct, just with a different emphasis.

What does ná mean here, and why does it have an accent?

Ná means after.

The accent helps show stress and can also make the meaning clearer in writing. For a learner, the important thing is to recognize ná here as the word meaning after.

Why is die used twice?

Because die is the definite article, like English the.

So:

• die drie = the three
• die doelskop = the goal kick

Afrikaans uses die for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all genders

So unlike some other languages, the article does not change for masculine, feminine, neuter, or plural.