Die oorlog stop die handel.

to stop

Breakdown of Die oorlog stop die handel.

• die oorlog: war
• die handel: trade; commerce

Questions & Answers about Die oorlog stop die handel.

Why is die used twice in Die oorlog stop die handel?

Because both oorlog (war) and handel (trade / commerce) are definite nouns here.

So the structure is:

• Die oorlog = the war
• die handel = the trade / trade

Afrikaans often uses die the way English uses the.

Does die here mean the, and is it pronounced like English die?

Yes, here die means the.

But it is not pronounced like English die.
It is pronounced roughly like dee.

So:

• die = the
• pronunciation: roughly dee

Why is the verb stop and not stops?

Because Afrikaans verbs do not usually change form for different subjects in the present tense.

So you get:

• ek stop = I stop
• jy stop = you stop
• hy/sy stop = he/she stops
• die oorlog stop = the war stops

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not add -s for he/she/it.

Is the word order the same as in English?