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Learn Hardcore Afrikaans: Vrede is belangrik. - Peace is important.

Hardcore Afrikaans
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/Vrede is belangrik.

Vrede is belangrik.

Word

Vrede is belangrik.

Meaning

Peace is important.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Afrikaans

Lesson

Completing a workplace safety inspection

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Questions & Answers about Vrede is belangrik.

What does each word do in Vrede is belangrik?

Vrede is the subject. It is a noun.
is is the verb, the present-tense form of to be.
belangrik describes the subject. It is an adjective used after is.

So the sentence has the basic pattern subject + verb + description.

Is the word order the same as in English?

Yes. This sentence follows the normal Afrikaans main-clause order:

Vrede = subject
is = verb
belangrik = complement/adjective

That is very similar to English Peace is important.

Why is there no word for the or a before vrede?

Because vrede is being used as an abstract idea in a general sense. Afrikaans often leaves out the article with abstract nouns, just as English does in sentences like Peace is important.

If you were talking about a specific peace, you might use an article in another context, but not in this general statement.

Why is is used here, and does it change like English am / are / is?

Is is the present-tense form of to be in Afrikaans. Unlike English, Afrikaans does not change it for different subjects in the present tense.

For example:

Ek is = I am
Jy is = you are
Hy is = he is
Hulle is = they are

So is stays the same.

Why does belangrik not change its form?

Because it comes after is. In Afrikaans, adjectives used after a linking verb usually do not take an extra ending.

So:

Vrede is belangrik.

But before a noun, the adjective often does take -e:

'n belangrike saak = an important matter

This is a very common pattern in Afrikaans.

How do you pronounce vrede and belangrik?

A rough English-friendly guide is:

vrede ≈ FREE-duh
belangrik ≈ buh-LAHNG-rik

A few useful notes:

The v in many Afrikaans words sounds closer to English f than English v.
The ng in belangrik sounds like the ng in sing.
The stress is mainly on LAHNG in belangrik.

These are only rough guides, but they are good enough for a beginner.

How would I turn this into a question?

For a yes/no question, Afrikaans usually puts the verb first:

Is vrede belangrik?

This is similar to English Is peace important?

How do I make this sentence negative?

The normal Afrikaans negative uses nie ... nie:

Vrede is nie belangrik nie.

This double negative pattern is standard in Afrikaans. The first nie comes after the verb phrase, and the second nie usually goes at the end of the clause.

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