Hallo
In Afrikaans there are some words with plurals and some without. A guideline is that only names for things you can count gets plurals in Afrikaans (eg. Tomato, potato, cake etc.) For things you cannot count (you need to weigh it or use some other form of measurement) doesn’t have a plural (water, maize etc)
Singular | Plural | Doesn’t have a plural |
Koffie (coffee) | Koffie | |
Tee (tea) | Tee | |
Tamatie (tomato) | Tamaties | |
Aartappel (potato) | Aartappels | |
Koek (cake) | Koeke | |
Vrug (fruit) | Vrugte | |
Melk (milk) | Melk | |
Tamatiesous (tomatosauce) | Tamatiesous | |
Perske (peach) | Perskes | |
Piesang (banana) | Piesangs | |
Olie (oil) | Olie | |
Brood (bread) | Brode |
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Amanda