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em Possessive pronouns 1   »   af Besitlike voornaamwoorde 1

66 [sixty-six]

Possessive pronouns 1

Possessive pronouns 1

66 [ses en sestig]

Besitlike voornaamwoorde 1

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I – my ek – my ek – my 0
I can’t find my key. Ek v--- / k-- n-- m- s------ n--. Ek vind / kry nie my sleutel nie. 0
I can’t find my ticket. Ek v--- / k-- n-- m- k------- n--. Ek vind / kry nie my kaartjie nie. 0
you – your jy – j-u jy – jou 0
Have you found your key? He- j- j-- s------ g----- / g----? Het jy jou sleutel gevind / gekry? 0
Have you found your ticket? He- j- j-- k------- g----- / g----? Het jy jou kaartjie gevind / gekry? 0
he – his hy – sy hy – sy 0
Do you know where his key is? We-- j- w--- s- s------ i-? Weet jy waar sy sleutel is? 0
Do you know where his ticket is? We-- j- w--- s- k------- i-? Weet jy waar sy kaartjie is? 0
she – her sy – h--r sy – haar 0
Her money is gone. Ha-- g--- i- w--. Haar geld is weg. 0
And her credit card is also gone. En h--- k----------- i- o-- w--. En haar kredietkaart is ook weg. 0
we – our on- – o-s ons – ons 0
Our grandfather is ill. On- o--- i- s---. Ons oupa is siek. 0
Our grandmother is healthy. On- o--- i- g-----. Ons ouma is gesond. 0
you – your ju--- – j---e julle – julle 0
Children, where is your father? Ki------ w--- i- j---- p----? Kinders, waar is julle pappa? 0
Children, where is your mother? Ki------ w--- i- j---- m----? Kinders, waar is julle mamma? 0

Creative Language

Today, creativity is an important feature. Everyone wants to be creative. Because creative people are considered intelligent. Our language should be creative as well. Previously, people tried to speak as correctly as possible. Today a person should speak as creatively as possible. Advertising and new media are examples of this. They demonstrate how one can play with language. For the last 50 years the significance of creativity has increased greatly. Even research is concerned with the phenomenon. Psychologists, educators and philosophers examine creative processes. Creativity is defined as the ability to create something new. So a creative speaker produces new linguistic forms. They could be words or grammatical structures. By studying creative language, linguists can identify how language changes. But not everyone understands new linguistic elements. In order to understand creative language, you need knowledge. One must know how language functions. And one must be familiar with the world in which the speakers live. Only then can one understand what they want to say. Teenage slang is an example of this. Kids and young people are always inventing new terms. Adults often do not understand these words. Now, dictionaries have been published that explain teenage slang. But they are usually already outdated after just one generation! However, creative language can be learned. Trainers offer several courses in it. The most important rule is always: activate your inner voice!