Die raad bespreek die besluit.

The council discusses the decision.

Breakdown of Die raad bespreek die besluit.

• die besluit: the decision
• bespreek: to discuss
• die raad: council; governing body

Questions & Answers about Die raad bespreek die besluit.

Why is die used twice in Die raad bespreek die besluit?

Because Afrikaans uses die as the definite article the.

So in this sentence:

• Die raad = the council
• die besluit = the decision

A useful thing for English speakers to know is that Afrikaans does not have different forms like the for gender or case. It is simply die in all these situations.

Why doesn’t bespreek change to match raad the way English uses discusses?

Afrikaans verbs usually do not change for person or number in the present tense.

So:

• Ek bespreek = I discuss
• Jy bespreek = you discuss
• Hy/sy bespreek = he/she discusses
• Die raad bespreek = the council discusses

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not add -s for he/she/it or singular nouns in the present tense.

Is the word order in this sentence the same as in English?