Glossary entry

Afrikaans term or phrase:

jy gee om

English translation:

you do care

Added to glossary by Lucy Spring
Sep 5, 2007 11:39
16 yrs ago
Afrikaans term

jy gee om

Non-PRO Afrikaans to English Other Other
This is a phrase that keeps cropping up e.g.
Dankie skat jy gee om.
Baie lief vir jou jy gee om.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +2 you care
2 care about

Proposed translations

+2
18 mins
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you care

As in 'you care about me' or even 'you do care' as in confirmation that it is indeed true

Peer comment(s):

agree rainerc (X) : correct, no subject needed here
25 mins
Thanks
agree lexispro : Quite idiomatic in Afrikaans. Perhaps "you do care" better than "you care" in English. Subject (you) present, object (predicate) not needed.
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "That's great, thanks."
4 mins

care about

there should be a subject though, care about someone or something. Or maybe just 'thanks for caring'.
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