Die velddiepte verander.

to change

Breakdown of Die velddiepte verander.

• die velddiepte: depth of field

Questions & Answers about Die velddiepte verander.

Does die here have anything to do with the English verb die?

No. In this sentence, die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the.

A few useful points:

• die is used for the with both singular and plural nouns.
• Afrikaans does not have different everyday definite articles for grammatical gender, the way some other languages do.

So Die velddiepte simply means the velddiepte.

Why is velddiepte written as one word?

Because Afrikaans normally writes compound nouns as a single word.

English often uses:

• two words
• or a phrase with of

Afrikaans very often combines those parts into one noun instead. So a learner coming from English will often feel that Afrikaans is packing more meaning into one written word.

Why does velddiepte have a double d?

The double d is a normal spelling result at the point where the parts of the compound meet.

In other words:

• the end of one part contributes a d
• the beginning of the next part also has a d
• so the compound is written with dd

It is not a typo.

Why is verander not changed to match the subject, like English changes?