Tydens die veiligheidsinspeksie assesseer en dokumenteer sy die risiko.

During the safety inspection, she assesses and documents the risk.

Breakdown of Tydens die veiligheidsinspeksie assesseer en dokumenteer sy die risiko.

• sy: she
• en: and
• die risiko: the risk
• tydens: during

Questions & Answers about Tydens die veiligheidsinspeksie assesseer en dokumenteer sy die risiko.

Why does sy come after the verbs instead of before them?

In this sentence, Tydens die veiligheidsinspeksie comes first, so Afrikaans uses normal verb-second word order.

That means:

• the first part of the sentence is Tydens die veiligheidsinspeksie
• then the finite verb comes next: assesseer
• then the subject appears: sy

So:

• Sy assesseer en dokumenteer die risiko. = neutral word order
• Tydens die veiligheidsinspeksie assesseer en dokumenteer sy die risiko. = time phrase moved to the front

This is very common in Afrikaans. English learners often expect sy to stay before the verb, but Afrikaans usually moves the verb to second position.

What does Tydens mean, and how is it used?

Tydens means during.

It is a preposition used before a noun phrase:

• tydens die vergadering = during the meeting
• tydens die inspeksie = during the inspection

In your sentence:

• Tydens die veiligheidsinspeksie = during the safety inspection

So it introduces the time setting for the action.

Why is it die veiligheidsinspeksie and die risiko? Does die mean the here?