VERKLEINWOORDE: Understanding Afrikaans Diminutives
In this page you will learn about VERKLEINWOORDE/Afrikaans Diminutives, a Afrikaans learning topic that is also a recommended learning topic for students in Primary to Matric and Beyond.
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GROOT – KLEIN
SHORT VOWEL + k, p, g & s
kop – koppie
bek – bekkie
rug – ruggie
kas – kassie
TWIN VOWELS
aap – apie
rook – rokie
neef – nefie
DOUBLE VOWEL OR CONSONANTS
neus – neusie
broek – broekie
vurk – vurkie
SHORT VOWEL + m
kam – kammetjie
som – sommetjie
rem – remmetjie
SHORT VOWEL + r
kar – karretjie
ster – sterretjie
nar – narretjie
ENDING IN ie
mandjie – mandjietjie
horlosie – horlosietjie
vakansie – vakansietjie
meisie – meisietjie
LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET
a – a’tjie
b – b’tjie
d – d’tjie
e – e’tjie
*f – f’ie
GROOT – KLEIN
SHORT VOWEL + n
man – mannetjie
son – sonnetjie
pen – pennetjie
LONG VOWEL + n
boon – boontjie
tuin – tuintjie
skoen – skoentjie
SHORT VOWEL + I
bal – balletjie
vel – velletjie
rol – rolletjie
DOUBLE VOWELS OR 2 SYLLABLES + I
stoel – stoeltjie
ta/fel – tafeltjie
ron/da/wel – rondaweItjie
LONG VOWEL, DOUBLE CONSONANT, 2 OR MORE SYLLABLES + m
boom – boompie
be/sem – besempie
arm – armpie
skelm – skelmpie
bruid/e/gom – bruidegompie
ENDING IN AN EMPHASISED SHORT VOWEL
ma – ma’tjie
plato – plato’tjie
hoera – hoera’tjie
safari – safari’tjie
EXCEPTIONS
blad – blaadjie
gat – gaatjie
nooi – nooientjie
pad – paadjie
spel – speletjie
vat – vaatjie
wa – waentjie
GROOT – KLEIN
DOUBLE VOWEL OR 2 SYLLABLES + r
vloer – vloertjie
ven/ster – venstertjie
mo/tor – motortjie
sus/ter – sustertjie
ANY WORD ENDING IN t
kat – katjie
boot – bootjie
present – presentjie
ANY WORD ENDING IN d
hoed – hoedjie
mond – mondjie
potlood – potloodjie
1 SYLLABLE + ing, ang , ong
ring – ringetjie
slang – slangetjie
long – longetjie
2 OR 3 SYLLABLES + ing
kon/ing – koninkie
hein/ing – heininkie
gar/ing – garinkie
te/ken/ing – teken i nkie
ver/skon/ing – verskoninkie
PLURALS
see No.2 below
honde – hondjies
bome – boompies
koppe – koppies
torpedo’s – torpedo’tjies
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HOW ‘VERKLEINWOORDE’ ARE TESTED?
1. We will know that they want the verkleinwoord because they will use words such as klein, oulike, miniatuur, smal, vlak, kort etc.
Say klein before the word, and this will help you to ‘feel’ it.
2. If they give you a plural to make small, take out the plural, make it small, and then add an s.
a. Die moeder voel gee wurms vir haar baba wat klein is.
Die moeder gee haar (klein voel) voeltjie (klein wurms) wurmpies om te eet.
b. Op skool is daar ‘n klaskamer, banke, stoele en baie prente.
By die klein kleuterskooltjie is daar ‘n klaskamertjie, bankies, stoeltjies, en baie prentjies.
c. Die man het ‘n hond met ‘n leiband.
Die kort mannetjie het ‘n klein hondjie met ‘n kort leibandjie.
*The bold font is the stimulus you are given, which needs to be continued.
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