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<div class="pg_page_title">Typical Grammar Mistakes in the Afrikaans Language</div>
In this article, we'll explore some of the most common grammar mistakes made by learners of the Afrikaans language. Understanding these errors will help you improve your language skills and communicate more effectively in Afrikaans.
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==Limited expression of tense in Afrikaans (Kolbe, 2012)==


<div class="pg_page_title"> Common Errors in Grammar in Afrikaans Language </div>
Afrikaans has only three basic tenses: present, past, and future. Conditional, perfect, and pluperfect tenses can be challenging to understand and use correctly.


* Afrikaans tense is not necessarily expressed. (Kolbe,2012)
For example: "He would have been going had it not been raining." A second language learner might struggle with using these tenses correctly.
==No verb conjugation based on tense==


** Only three tenses exist in Afrikaans: present, past, and future. Conditional, perfect, and pluperfect tenses are difficult to contextualize and utilize correctly.  
Generally, the auxiliary verbs 'het' and 'ge' precede the main verb to indicate past tense (Donaldson, 1993).


**Ex. He would have been going had it not been raining. These use of tenses would be hard for a L2 to use correctly.  
The word 'sal' is added before the verb to indicate future tense.
Example: "Ek loop." - I am walking. "Ek het geloop." - I have walked. "Ek sal loop." - I will walk.
==Emphasis on action in sentences==


* There is no verb conjugation depending on the tense.  
In Afrikaans, the verb is often duplicated to emphasize or show continuity, rather than using a specific adverb (Botha, 1998).


** As a basic rule the auxiliary verb ‘het’ and ‘ge’ are used before the verb to denote past tense. (Donaldson, 1993)
This can lead to unnecessary duplication in English translations.
** ‘sal’ is added before the verb to denote future tense.
**Ex. Ek loop. - I am walking. Ek het geloop. - I have walked. Ek sal loop. - I will walk.


*There is more emphasis on the action in a sentence. Duplication of the verb to show emphasis or continuity instead of using a specific adverb. (Botha, 1998)
Example: "krap" means 'scratch oneself.' "krap krap krap" means 'scratch oneself vigorously.'
 
==Tendency to use double negatives when translating from L1 to L2 (Markey, 1982)==
**This can leads to unnecessary duplication in English.
**Ex. krap- means ‘scratch oneself’ krap krap krap means ‘scratch oneself vigorously’
 
*Tendency to use double negatives in L2 if directly translating from L1. (Markey,1982)  
**Ex. "You must not do that" Jy moet dit nie doen nie. A L2 speaker might first say: “You must not not do that.” (C. Kolbe, personal communication, February 22, 2012)


Example: "You must not do that." In Afrikaans: "Jy moet dit nie doen nie." A second language learner might initially say: "You must not not do that." (C. Kolbe, personal communication, February 22, 2012)
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<span link>Finish this lesson and explore these related pages:</span> [[Language/Afrikaans/Grammar/Negation|Negation]], [[Language/Afrikaans/Grammar/Nouns|Nouns]], [[Language/Afrikaans/Grammar/Conditional-Mood|Conditional Mood]] & [[Language/Afrikaans/Grammar/Common-Compound-Verbs-+-Conjugations|Common Compound Verbs + Conjugations]].  
<span link>Finish this lesson and explore these related pages:</span> [[Language/Afrikaans/Grammar/Negation|Negation]], [[Language/Afrikaans/Grammar/Nouns|Nouns]], [[Language/Afrikaans/Grammar/Conditional-Mood|Conditional Mood]] & [[Language/Afrikaans/Grammar/Common-Compound-Verbs-+-Conjugations|Common Compound Verbs + Conjugations]].  
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Typical Grammar Mistakes in the Afrikaans Language

In this article, we'll explore some of the most common grammar mistakes made by learners of the Afrikaans language. Understanding these errors will help you improve your language skills and communicate more effectively in Afrikaans.

Limited expression of tense in Afrikaans (Kolbe, 2012)[edit | edit source]

Afrikaans has only three basic tenses: present, past, and future. Conditional, perfect, and pluperfect tenses can be challenging to understand and use correctly.

For example: "He would have been going had it not been raining." A second language learner might struggle with using these tenses correctly.

No verb conjugation based on tense[edit | edit source]

Generally, the auxiliary verbs 'het' and 'ge' precede the main verb to indicate past tense (Donaldson, 1993).

The word 'sal' is added before the verb to indicate future tense. Example: "Ek loop." - I am walking. "Ek het geloop." - I have walked. "Ek sal loop." - I will walk.

Emphasis on action in sentences[edit | edit source]

In Afrikaans, the verb is often duplicated to emphasize or show continuity, rather than using a specific adverb (Botha, 1998).

This can lead to unnecessary duplication in English translations.

Example: "krap" means 'scratch oneself.' "krap krap krap" means 'scratch oneself vigorously.'

Tendency to use double negatives when translating from L1 to L2 (Markey, 1982)[edit | edit source]

Example: "You must not do that." In Afrikaans: "Jy moet dit nie doen nie." A second language learner might initially say: "You must not not do that." (C. Kolbe, personal communication, February 22, 2012)

Finish this lesson and explore these related pages: Negation, Nouns, Conditional Mood & Common Compound Verbs + Conjugations.

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