Die benadering werk.

to work

Breakdown of Die benadering werk.

• die benadering: approach; method

Questions & Answers about Die benadering werk.

What does die mean here, and why isn’t it changing for gender?

In Afrikaans, die is the definite article meaning the.

Unlike languages such as German or Dutch, Afrikaans does not have grammatical gender in its articles, so die is used for all singular definite nouns and also for plural definite nouns.

So:

• die benadering = the approach
• die man = the man
• die vrou = the woman
• die boeke = the books

That makes Afrikaans articles much simpler than in many other European languages.

What kind of word is benadering?

Benadering is a noun. In this sentence, it means approach.

It comes from the verb benader, which can mean to approach. The ending -ing often turns a verb into a noun, much like -ing or -tion sometimes can in English.

So:

• benader = to approach
• benadering = approach / method / way of dealing with something

Depending on context, benadering can refer to:

• a method
• an approach
• a strategy
• a way of handling something