Hi Bruno, I will fill in the Afrikaans, but for Dutch you will have to consult a Dutch group. (Afrikaans developed mainly from 17'th century Dutch / Frankonish) with some German and very little French influence, as well as some words taken from Malay and indigenous languages). The tenses are simple compared to European languages, the subjunctive is only used in limited cases.
On Thursday, February 7, 2013 8:47:07 PM UTC+2, MBruno wrote:
> Sorry to ask such basic questions, but I would appreciate if you
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> could possibly tell me how you would translate the following English
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> sentences into Dutch :
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> (i) I have to repair my car
Ek moet my motor regmaak.
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> (ii) I had to repair my car
Ek moes my motor regmaak.
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> (iii) I have had to repair my car
Ek moes my motor reg gemaak het.
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> (iv) I had had to repair my car
Ek moes my motor reg gemaak het.
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> (v) I will have to repair my car
Ek sal my motor moet regmaak.
> (vi) I would have to repair my car
Ek sou my motor moes regmaak.
> (vi) I would have had to repair my car
Ek sou my motor moes regmaak.
> Similarly, I would like to know how a native speaker would
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> translate :
> (i) I am able to repair my car
Ek kan my motor regmaak.
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> (ii) I was able to repair my car
Ek kon my motor regmaak.
> (iii) I have been able to to repair my car
Ek was in staat om my motor reg te maak.
> (iv) I had been able to repair my car
Ek was in staat om my motor reg te maak.
> (v) I will be able to repair my car
Ek sal in staat wees om my motor reg te maak.
> (vi) I would be able to repair my car
Ek sal/sou in staat wees om my motor reg te maak. (depending on context)
> (vi) I would have been able to repair my car
Ek sou in staat gewees het om my motor reg te maak.