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Word order in Afrikaans follows broadly the same rules as in Dutch: in main clauses, the finite verb appears in "second position" (V2 word order), while subordinate clauses (e.g. content clauses and relative clauses) have subject–object–verb order, with the verb at (or near) the end of the clause.
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Most Afrikaans words using c begin with the digraph ch , pronounced , such as Christelik ("Christian") or chemie ("chemistry") with some exceptions like confetti, although Afrikaans dictionaries may also list more phonetic alternative spellings using k or sj , such as kronies for chronies ("chronic", similar to Dutch chronisch) and sjirurg for ...
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The Afrikaanse Woordelys en Spelreëls (AWS) is a publication of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns and comprises three main sections: spelling rules, a list of words, and a list of abbreviations for Afrikaans. The first edition appeared in 1917, and regular revisions have been undertaken since then.
All afrikaans infinitive do not look exactly like the present form, instead there is an infinitive construction: The correct form of the present (and future) infinitive for the afrikaans verb "speel" (to play) is "om te speel". A past infinitive can also be formed, for speel this infitive is om te gespeel het.
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