Stuur dit direk.

Send it directly.

Breakdown of Stuur dit direk.

• dit: it
• stuur: to send
• direk: directly

Questions & Answers about Stuur dit direk.

Why is there no subject in Stuur dit direk?

Because this is an imperative sentence, meaning it gives a command or instruction.

In Afrikaans, as in English, the subject you is usually left out in commands:

• Stuur dit direk. = Send it directly.
• understood subject: you

If you want to make the subject explicit for emphasis, you can sometimes add it, but normally it is omitted.

What form of the verb is stuur here?

Stuur is the verb meaning send, and here it is being used in the imperative.

A useful thing for English speakers is that Afrikaans verbs usually do not change much for person:

• Ek stuur = I send
• Jy stuur = you send
• Hy stuur = he sends
• Stuur! = Send!

So the imperative often looks the same as the basic verb form.

What does dit do in this sentence?

Dit means it.

In Stuur dit direk, it is the direct object of the verb stuur. It tells you what is being sent.

Compare:

• Stuur dit. = Send it.
• Stuur die brief. = Send the letter.
• Stuur die pakket. = Send the package.

So dit is just the object pronoun replacing a noun.

Why is the word order and not something else?