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Questions & Answers about Die ritme is vinnig.
Why does the sentence start with Die?
Die is the Afrikaans definite article, so here it means the.
A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans uses die for:
- singular nouns: die ritme = the rhythm
- plural nouns: die boeke = the books
Unlike English, you do not change the article based on gender, and unlike Dutch or German, Afrikaans does not have separate common everyday definite articles like de/het or der/die/das.
What does ritme mean, and is it related to English rhythm?
Why is the verb is used here?