Die benadering is duidelik.

The approach is clear.

Breakdown of Die benadering is duidelik.

• wees: to be
• duidelik: clear
• die benadering: approach; method

Questions & Answers about Die benadering is duidelik.

What does die mean here?

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, so here it means the.

A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans uses die much more simply than English learners may expect:

• it is used for singular nouns
• it is also used for plural nouns
• it does not change for grammatical gender

So die benadering means the approach.

Does Afrikaans have grammatical gender for a noun like benadering?

No. In modern Afrikaans, nouns do not normally require different articles based on gender the way German does, and unlike Dutch, Afrikaans does not alternate between forms such as de and het.

So you do not need to learn benadering as masculine, feminine, or neuter. You simply use die for the approach.

Is benadering singular or plural?

It is singular.

You can tell because the noun itself is in its basic singular form: benadering.

The plural would normally be benaderings. So:

• die benadering = the approach
• die benaderings = the approaches

Note that die can be used with both singular and plural nouns, so the noun ending is what tells you the number here.