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64 [sixty-four]

Negation 1

64 [vier en sestig]	Ontkenning 1

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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 But they are usually already outdated after just one generation!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!

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I don’t understand the word.	E_ v_r_t_a_ n_e d_e w_o_d n_e_ Ek verstaan nie die woord nie. E_ v_______ n__ d__ w____ n___ Ek verstaan nie die woord nie. __ ________ ___ ___ _____ ____ Ek verstaan nie die woord nie.
I don’t understand the sentence.	E_ v_r_t_a_ n_e d_e s_n n_e_ Ek verstaan nie die sin nie. E_ v_______ n__ d__ s__ n___ Ek verstaan nie die sin nie. __ ________ ___ ___ ___ ____ Ek verstaan nie die sin nie.
I don’t understand the meaning.	E_ v_r_t_a_ n_e d_e b_t_k_n_s n_e_ Ek verstaan nie die betekenis nie. E_ v_______ n__ d__ b________ n___ Ek verstaan nie die betekenis nie. __ ________ ___ ___ _________ ____ Ek verstaan nie die betekenis nie.

the teacher	d_e o_d_r_y_e_ die onderwyser d__ o_________ die onderwyser ___ __________ die onderwyser
Do you understand the teacher?	V_r_t_a_ u d_e o_d_r_y_e_? Verstaan u die onderwyser? V_______ u d__ o__________ Verstaan u die onderwyser? ________ _ ___ ___________ Verstaan u die onderwyser?
Yes, I understand him well.	J_, e_ v_r_t_a_ h_m g_e_. Ja, ek verstaan hom goed. J__ e_ v_______ h__ g____ Ja, ek verstaan hom goed. ___ __ ________ ___ _____ Ja, ek verstaan hom goed.

the teacher	d_e o_d_r_y_e_e_ die onderwyseres d__ o___________ die onderwyseres ___ ____________ die onderwyseres
Do you understand the teacher?	V_r_t_a_ u d_e o_d_r_y_e_e_? Verstaan u die onderwyseres? V_______ u d__ o____________ Verstaan u die onderwyseres? ________ _ ___ _____________ Verstaan u die onderwyseres?
Yes, I understand her well.	J_, e_ v_r_t_a_ h_a_ g_e_. Ja, ek verstaan haar goed. J__ e_ v_______ h___ g____ Ja, ek verstaan haar goed. ___ __ ________ ____ _____ Ja, ek verstaan haar goed.

the people	d_e m_n_e die mense d__ m____ die mense ___ _____ die mense
Do you understand the people?	V_r_t_a_ u d_e m_n_e_ Verstaan u die mense? V_______ u d__ m_____ Verstaan u die mense? ________ _ ___ ______ Verstaan u die mense?
No, I don’t understand them so well.	N_e_ e_ v_r_t_a_ h_l_e n_e s_ g_e_ n_e_ Nee, ek verstaan hulle nie so goed nie. N___ e_ v_______ h____ n__ s_ g___ n___ Nee, ek verstaan hulle nie so goed nie. ____ __ ________ _____ ___ __ ____ ____ Nee, ek verstaan hulle nie so goed nie.

the girlfriend	d_e v_i_n_i_ die vriendin d__ v_______ die vriendin ___ ________ die vriendin
Do you have a girlfriend?	H_t u ’_ v_i_n_i_? Het u ’n vriendin? H__ u ’_ v________ Het u ’n vriendin? ___ _ __ _________ Het u ’n vriendin?
Yes, I do.	J_, e_ h_t_ Ja, ek het. J__ e_ h___ Ja, ek het. ___ __ ____ Ja, ek het.

the daughter	d_e d_g_e_ die dogter d__ d_____ die dogter ___ ______ die dogter
Do you have a daughter?	H_t u ’_ d_g_e_? Het u ’n dogter? H__ u ’_ d______ Het u ’n dogter? ___ _ __ _______ Het u ’n dogter?
No, I don’t.	N_e_ e_ h_t n_e_ Nee, ek het nie. N___ e_ h__ n___ Nee, ek het nie. ____ __ ___ ____ Nee, ek het nie.

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