How to structure sentences in Afrikaans

The Afrikaans sentence structure is explained wit the acronym STOMPI which comprises the subject, time, object, manner, place and infinitive. It might seem complicated but compared to other languages, Afrikaans has one of the easiest sentence structures to master.
Not all these elements need to be in a Afrikaans sentence. Time, manner and so on can be left out of a simple Afrikaans sentence. If you struggle, write down STOMPI and as the questions who, when, what, how, where and to do what to make sure you have the word order of the Afrikaans sentence is correct. The formula applies to all sentences in Afrikaans. A proper Afrikaans sentence always has a Subject and a verb. Once again, remember the golden rule of the verb in Afrikaans that the verb always comes next.
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[@user-mz5qe8ih3r]

Thank you its my first year in Afrikaans and lm in 8th grade so l need to catch up!

[@YourAfrikaansChannel]

Wonderlik! Dankie dat jy uitreik.
Wonderful! Thank you for reaching out.

[@adamstokowiec7752]

Baie dankie vir hierdie video. Iemand het dit uiteindelik goed verduidelik!

[@YourAfrikaansChannel]

Wonderlik! Dankie vir die terugvoer.

[@adamstokowiec7752]

@@YourAfrikaansChannel Kan julle 'n video oor "om te" en alles tussen maak, asseblief?
Bv Ek gaan na die winkel toe om inkopies te doen.
Ek weet nie dit is reg.

[@YourAfrikaansChannel]

Ons kan so maak, ja.

[@fabiolimadasilva3398]

Good evening. I have written step by step all this sentence in Google Translator to understand it. I think I have understood the STOMPI formula. Greetings from Brazil and have a nice 2024.

[@YourAfrikaansChannel]

Muito obrigado! Thank you for reaching out.

[@fabiolimadasilva3398]

De nada! Se for mulher, diz-se muito obrigada.@@YourAfrikaansChannel

[@awellculturedmanofanime1246]

Oh its rare to come across afrikaans video not to mention a person from south africa ive heard its really gotten unstable and unsafe thanks for teaching ma'am you know noth afrikaans and English which is amazing

[@YourAfrikaansChannel]

Thank you for your great comment. Much appreciated.

[@user-pj4lc5zl5v]

Hi.. Thank you. I amin

[@YourAfrikaansChannel]

Pleasure!

[@advan1832]

Ek kyk dikwels Interster en Liewe Heksie aandagtig op CZcams om Afrikaans te leer :)

[@mohammedtoufiz]

Hallo can you please do a video of useful vocabulary verbs nouns adjective pronounce and woorde that is baie help full in every day.

[@YourAfrikaansChannel]

Good idea, thank you. Look out for them under the VOCABULARY playlist going forward.

[@mohammedtoufiz]

Baie dankie

[@YourAfrikaansChannel]

Plesier. it's a pleasure.

[@Arkadiusz-sy5sw]

Orait. Ek het dit ding nie gesien nie.
İs my sin reg?

[@YourAfrikaansChannel]

Either of the below, depending on what you meant. Well done!
"Ek het dit nie gesien nie." = I didn't see it.
"Ek het die ding nie gesien nie." = I didn't see the thing.

[@Arkadiusz-sy5sw]

@@YourAfrikaansChannel Super, dankie.
Nog een vraag: wat is die verskril tussen "dit" en "hierdie"? Kan U, asseblief, 'n paar sinne met dit worde skryf?
Byvoorbaat dankie🙏

[@fabiolimadasilva3398]

De jogen trapt de bal elke dag hoog in de lucht om te oefenen. Still quite similar to Afrikaans version.

[@YourAfrikaansChannel]

Yes, very close to Dutch.

[@BrandonLeeBrown]

I learned a lot of reading and writing Afrikaans on OFM Radio's chatroom, but South African radio stations have now done away with their chatrooms. I now listen to Radio Sonder Grense on the Internet, to hear how Afrikaans sounds.

[@YourAfrikaansChannel]

Always good to read, write, listen, see and speak. Keep it up.