Afrikaans Samestellings (Compound Words)

Flashcards covering the rules and examples of Afrikaans compound words (Samestellings), including additions of letters like 'e', 's', and 'er', as well as spelling changes and exceptions.

Samestellings

Two or more independent words which together form a single word.

General rule for changes in compound words

If there is a change, it occurs at the end of the first word; the second word never changes.

Compound Word: dorp + skool

dorpskool

Compound Word: meisie + skool

meisieskool (The first word of a compound noun is always singular).

Compound Word: seun + skool

seunskool

Compound Word: boek + kennis

boeke kennis (Adding 'e' between the words).

Compound Word: dier + tuin

dieretuin (Adding 'e' between the words).

Compound Word: held + daad

heldedaad (Adding 'e' between the words).

Compound Word: noord + wind

noordewind (Adding 'e' between the words).

Compound Word: perd + stal

perdestal (Adding 'e' between the words).

Compound Word: eet + tyd

etenstyd (Adding 'en' and 's' between the words).

Compound Word: lewe + lank

lewenslank (Adding 'en' and 's' between the words).

Compound Word: sterf + uur

sterwensuur (Adding 'en' and 's' between the words).

Compound Word: wa + huis

waenhuis (Adding 'en' and 's' between the words).

Rule for words ending in 'f'

The 'f' changes to 'we' (e.g., brief + bus = briewebus).

Compound Word: druif + sap

druiwesap

Rule for 'ss' in compounds

You only get 'ss' if the first word ends in an 's' and the second word begins with an 's' (e.g., baas + speler = baasspeler).

Compound Word: grassnyer

grassnyer (Example of 'ss' where 'gras' ends in 's' and 'snyer' begins with 's').

Compound Word: broer + kind

broerskind (Adding 's' between the words).

Compound Word: koning + dogter

koningsdogter (Adding 's' between the words).

Compound Word: stad + lewe

stadslewe (Adding 's' between the words).

Compound Word: mans + skoene

manskoene

Compound Word: kalf + liefde

kalwerliefde (Adding 'er' between the words).

Compound Word: kind + bybel

kinderbybel (Adding 'er' between the words).

Compound Word: suid + kruis

suiderkruis (Adding 'er' between the words).

Compound Word: broer + liefde

broederliefde

Bed-ends rule (kop + ent)

koppenent

Bed-ends rule (voet + ent)

voetenent

Exception: aarde + appel

aartappel

Exception: aarde + wurm

erdwurm

Exception: hoog + veld

hoëveld

Exception: koning + ryk

koninkryk

Exception: os + wa

ossewa

Exception: skip + dokter

skeepsdokter

Exception: vrug + boord

vrugteboord