Die komitee erken haar vermoë.

her

Breakdown of Die komitee erken haar vermoë.

• erken: to acknowledge; admit
• die komitee: committee
• die vermoë: ability; capability

Questions & Answers about Die komitee erken haar vermoë.

What does die mean here? It looks like the English verb die.

In Afrikaans, die here is the definite article, meaning the.

So Die komitee = The committee.

It is not related to the English verb die. This is a very common early confusion for English speakers.

Afrikaans uses die for:

• singular definite nouns: die komitee = the committee
• plural definite nouns: die boeke = the books

So unlike English, the same word die works for both singular and plural the.

Why is it Die komitee and not a plural form? Aren’t committees made up of many people?

Yes, a committee contains several people, but komitee itself is a singular noun.

So:

• die komitee = the committee
• die komitees = the committees

In this sentence, the committee is treated as one unit, so the singular noun is correct.

What does erken mean exactly?

Erken usually means recognize, acknowledge, or sometimes admit, depending on context.

In this sentence, Die komitee erken haar vermoë, it most naturally means something like:

• The committee recognizes her ability
• The committee acknowledges her ability

So the idea is that the committee accepts or appreciates that she has ability.