Diminutives of words that are themselves diminutives are used, for example baadjietjie (little jacket). Such constructions do not appear in Dutch. Afrikaans has almost identical usage and grammar for diminutive words as Dutch, the language Afrikaans was derived from (detailed above).
II. Validity. 1  Definition of validity. 2  validity refers to the degree to which a measurement method or instrument actually measures the concept in question. 3  so, the measuring instrument must (1)actually measure the concept and not some other concept and (2) measure it accurately.
If such a scale existed, it would be considered not reliable. Test validity refers to the degree to which the test actually measures what it claims to measure. Test validity is also the extent to which inferences, conclusions, and decisions made on the basis of test scores are appropriate and meaningful.