Language/Afrikaans/Grammar/Modal-verbs-(can,-must,-want-and-will)

Modal verbs (such as 'can', ''must', want to' and 'will') are used in Afrikaans in the same way as in English.

The following sentences demonstrate this and illustrate the use of kan 'can', moet 'must' wil 'want to' and sal 'will'.

They also show the germanic word order often seen in Afrikaans with the 'main' verb at the end of the sentence.

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She can visit the musuem	Sy kan die museum besoek
I can go to the shop	Ek kan na die winkel toe gaan
I must go to work	Ek moet werk toe gaan
He must go to school	Hy moet skool toe gaan
They will clean the house	Hulle sal die huis skoonmaak
We will read it	Ons sal dit lees
You must write a letter	Jy moet ’n brief skryf
We must visit our friend	Ons moet ons vriend besoek
I want to go on holiday	Ek wil met vakansie gaan
He wants to buy a car	Hy wil ’n kar koop

Source

https://www.easyafrikaans.com/easyafrikaans/afrikaansmodalverbs.html

Other Lessons

• Negation
• Definite article
• Formal vs Informal Imperatives
• Gender
• Adjectives
• Pronouns
• The Rule of “One Knee”
• Conditional Mood
• Nouns