Die snelheidsperk is laag.

The speed limit is low.

Breakdown of Die snelheidsperk is laag.

• wees: to be
• laag: low
• die snelheidsperk: speed limit

Questions & Answers about Die snelheidsperk is laag.

What does die mean here?

Here, die means the.

So Die snelheidsperk = The speed limit.

A useful thing for English speakers to know is that Afrikaans die is used much more simply than English articles:

• die = the
• ’n = a / an

Afrikaans does not change die for gender or case, so it is much easier than in languages like German.

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Why is snelheidsperk written as one word?

Afrikaans often forms compound nouns by writing them as a single word.

So:

• snelheid = speed
• perk = limit / boundary

Together:

• snelheidsperk = speed limit

This is very common in Afrikaans. English often separates words where Afrikaans joins them.

A small detail: the -s- in the middle links the parts together:

• snelheid + perk → snelheidsperk

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What does snelheidsperk literally mean?

Literally, it is something like speed-limit or speed boundary.

Breaking it down:

• snelheid = speed
• perk = limit, bound, restriction

So even if you had never seen the full word before, you could often guess the meaning from the parts.

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Is the same as English ?