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This is a list of verbs in the future tense in Afrikaans. First let's start with the raw format before conjugating the verbs to the future form. Make sure to compare this table and the one below it.
| To see: om te sien |
| To write: om te skryf |
| To love: om lief te hê |
| To give: om te gee |
| To play: Om te speel |
| To read: Om te lees |
| To understand: Om te verstaan |
| To have: Om te hê |
| To know: Om te weet |
| To learn: Om te leer |
| To think: Om te dink |
| To work: Om te werk |
| To speak: Om te praat |
| To drive: Om te bestuur |
| To smile: Om te glimlag |
| To find: Om te vind |
These samples show how the verbs above are conjugated in the future tense in a sentence which includes all the object pronouns (I, you, she...).
| I will see you: Ek sal jou sien |
| I will write with a pen: Ek sal met 'n pen skryf |
| You will love apples: Jy sal van appels hou |
| You will give money: Jy sal geld gee |
| You will play tennis: Jy sal tennis speel |
| He will read a book: Hy sal 'n boek lees |
| He will understand me: Hy sal my verstaan |
| She will have a cat: Sy sal ’n kat hê |
| She will know you: Sy sal jou ken |
| We will want to see you: Ons sal jou wil sien |
| We will think about you: Ons sal aan jou dink |
| You (plural) will work here: Julle sal hier werk |
| You (plural) will speak French: Julle sal Frans praat |
| They will drive a car: Hulle sal ’n motor bestuur |
| They will smile: Hule sal glimlag |
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