Afrikaans to Marathi: se follows the possessor, but the target agrees with the item
Possessive endings depend on what is possessed
Afrikaans se is an invariant link in a possessive phrase. Marathi uses forms such as चा, ची, and चे whose agreement concerns the possessed entity, rather than simply copying the owner’s gender. The target construction therefore needs the entire noun phrase before its ending can be evaluated.
For a message about someone’s document, bag, or appointment, keep the possessed noun explicit. If you change that noun after translation, regenerate the phrase instead of retaining a target possessive form because the owner has not changed. An Afrikaans edit that leaves se untouched can still alter Marathi agreement.
Not every nie is a Marathi prohibition
Afrikaans uses nie in several negative sentence types. Marathi distinguishes ordinary negative material such as नाही from a prohibitive use such as नको. The latter is documented for negative instructions. A source statement that an event does not happen and an instruction not to make it happen should therefore be translated as different communicative acts.
For a safety or household notice, state whether the Afrikaans line reports a condition or directs the reader. Do not approve a target solely because it contains a recognizable negative word. Check that the target actually prohibits, denies, or describes the intended action, especially if the source is shortened to a fragment.
Ons may leave the reader’s inclusion open
Marathi distinguishes inclusive and exclusive first-person plural reference, while Afrikaans ons can cover either. A source announcement saying we are going may leave the recipient uncertain whether they are invited to join. Resolve that meaning in the source when the invitation or responsibility matters.
If the message concerns a team task, make clear whether the reader belongs to the group expected to act. Do not let a target default decide who is included. The distinction may not add an obvious extra phrase, but it can change the recipient’s understanding of their role in a plan or commitment.
Het does not fix Marathi agreement
Afrikaans temporal het plus a participle describes a completed event without the Marathi case and agreement pattern required in relevant past transitive constructions. Marathi can mark the actor differently and relate verbal agreement to the affected object. A present target clause should not be edited into a past one by changing only a time word.
For a final review, trace owner and possessed item, denied action, group inclusion, and actor–object relationship through the translated sentence. Preserve Devanagari forms rather than replacing them with a similar-looking neighboring-language expression. These checks reflect information Marathi organizes differently from Afrikaans, making the complete source clause more useful than a set of dictionary nouns and copied endings.
Language references