Verkleining | Verkleinwoorde | Afrikaans FAL

Verkleining | Verkleinwoorde (diminutives) | Afrikaans FAL
In this video we discuss all the rules for making a word a verkleining (diminutive) in Afrikaans .
* tjie | skoentjie | vakansietjie
* ' tjie | ma'tjie
* etjie | mannetjie |ringetjie
* jie | katjie
* ie | lippie
* kie |koninkie
* pie |boompie
Ways to remember the rules:
(we concentrate on what the words end with)
tjie - diftong
mnr bl (two syllables/ long vowels)
'tjie- words that get a 's in the plural (words ending on "i", "o", "u" and a long "a"
jie- words ending on a "t" or "d"
ie: kg ps + f (short vowels- double the consonant at the end, and twin vowels- one need to fall
away)
etjie- mnr bl + short vowel
one syllable words ending on ng (ring)
kie- two or more syllable words ending on ng and the 👍 g falls away 🙋‍♀️ (koning)
pie- two or more syllables/long vowel/ double vowels ending on m
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