VOEGWOORDE : Learn Conjunctions (Joining Words) In Afrikaans Language
- February 2, 2025
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- Category: Afrikaans

In this page you will learn about VOEGWOORDE/Conjunctions (Joining Words), a Afrikaans learning topic that is also a recommended learning topic for students in Primary to Matric and Beyond.

About VOEGWOORDE/Conjunctions (Joining Words)
Conjunctions fall into 3 groups, with different rules for each group, which we are going to cover in this lesson.
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GROUP 1
There is no change in the word order:
• sentence 1
• conjunction
• sentence 2
Clue: meow = cat + dog
,maar – but
en – and
of – or
,want – because
,dog – but
óf … óf – either … or
nög … nog – neither … nor sowel … as – as well as
inteendeel – on the contrary trouens – moreover
a. Ons is moeg.
Dit is laat. (want)
Ons is moeg, want dit is laat.
b. Die meisies en die seuns het gegaan. (sowel … as)
Sowel die meisies as die seuns het gegaan.
c. Ek is nie angstig daaroor nie.
Ek is nie senuweeagtig daaroor nie.
(nóg … nóg)
Ek is nóg angstig nóg senuweeagtig daaroor.
GROUP 2
This group is in the middle and the verb in the 2nd sentence goes to the middle straight after the conjunction.
Clue: all the d words except dog and dat
dan – then
daarna – then
dus – therefore
daarom – therefore
derhalwe – therefore
nogtans – nevertheless
nietemin – nevertheless
anders – otherwise
gevolglik – as a result
al – although
toe – then
tog – even so
buitendien – besides
bowendien- besides
intussen – meanwhile
verder – furthermore
a. Ek het hard probeer.
Ek het nie gewen nie.(tog)
Ek het hard probeer; tog het ek nie gewen nie.
b. Die man het die geld gesteel.
Hy het tronk toe gegaan. (daarom)
Die man het die geld gesteel; daarom het hy tronk toe gegaan.
GROUP 3
This group is at the end and the verb in the 2nd sentence goes to the end.
Clue: all words ending in dat, wat, the Question Words and Relative Pronouns
dat – that
omdat – because
totdat – until
voordat – before
nadat – after
sodat – so that
wat – who, what
wie – who
terwyl – while
alhoewel – although
toe – when
sodra – as soon as
sedert – since
aangesien – seeing that
as – if
of – if
mits – on condition that, provided
tensy – unless
indien – in case
Question words: wanneer, hoeveel, waar, hoe, waarom, omdat etc.
Relative pronouns: wie, wie se, waarvan
Ons is bly.
Dit is vakansie. (omdat)
Ons is bly omdat dit vakansie is.
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