Tegnologiese

Tegnologiese is an Afrikaans adjective that designates something as relating to technology or the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes. It is used to describe phenomena, processes, industries, and products that involve technological components or thinking.

Etymology: The adjective derives from the noun tegnologie (technology) with the suffix -iese, forming an adjective comparable to the English technological. The noun tegnologie itself comes from the Greek techne (art, craft) and logos (study, account), via European languages, and has been integrated into Afrikaans through Dutch and other influences.

Usage: Tegnologiese is common in academic, policy, industry, and media language. Typical collocations include tegnologiese ontwikkeling (technological development), tegnologiese vooruitgang (technological progress), tegnologiese infrastruktuur (technological infrastructure), and tegnologiese standaarde (technology standards). It can describe sectors such as tegnologiese sektor or aspects of tegnologiese opvoeding (technological education), among others.

Variations and scope: The corresponding noun is tegnologie; the adverbial form is less common but can appear in broader descriptive contexts. In contemporary discourse, tegnologiese faktore (technological factors) are often contrasted with sosial, ekonomiese, or kulturele factors. Overall, it is a neutral, descriptive term used in encyclopedic and analytical writing to denote a technological character or dimension.