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om+te

Postby Etxebunti » 2012-03-20, 22:50

Ek het 'n klein vra : hoe "om+te" om te (?) gebruik?
Ek verstaan dat "om+te" die simbool van infinitief is, maar as daar is 'n kompleks uitspraak, ek ken nie hoe dit gebruik nie.

Dankie!

PS : ek hoop my Afrikaans is korrek.

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Re: om+te

Postby Socrates » 2012-04-05, 16:34

Hoe gaan dit met jou?

Ek sal in Engels en Afrikaans skryf sodat almal kan verstaan.

OM + TE is like the German UM + ZU, and conveys the sense of "doing abc in order to do xyz".

Ek gaan by die skool OM Afrikaans TE leer.
I go to the school IN ORDER TO learn afrikaans.

My broer is op vakansie by die kus OM sy branders plank TE ry.
My brother is on vacation on the coast IN ORDER TO go surfing (lit. ride his surf board).

As 'n mens van plan is OM vis TE vang moet hy eers visgereedskap koop.
If one intends to go fishing one must first buy fishing tackle. (Does not translate readily as IN ORDER TO in English, but perhaps: if one makes a plan IN ORDER TO catch fish...)

Hope this is of some use.
Rich

PS, I've just thought how a reworking of your second sentence might also illustrate om te.

Ek verstaan dat "om+te" die simbool van infinitief is, maar as daar 'n kompleks uitspraak is, ken ek nie hoe OM dit TE gebruik nie.

En jou eerste sin sal soos die volgende word...
Ek het 'n klein vraag : hoe OM "om+te" TE gebruik.

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Re: om+te

Postby Etxebunti » 2012-05-06, 8:21

Baie dankie Socrates!
nou ek het verstaan "om+te"!

(And sorry for the laaaate answer!)

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