Die tegnikus bevestig die installasie-afspraak.

the technician

Breakdown of Die tegnikus bevestig die installasie-afspraak.

• bevestig: to confirm
• die installasie-afspraak: installation appointment

Questions & Answers about Die tegnikus bevestig die installasie-afspraak.

Why is die used twice in Die tegnikus bevestig die installasie-afspraak?

Because Afrikaans uses die as the definite article meaning the.

• Die tegnikus = the technician
• die installasie-afspraak = the installation appointment

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not change the article for gender. It also does not have separate forms like the vs a/an in the same way English does with articles by sound. The indefinite article is ’n, but here both nouns are definite, so die is used twice.

Also, die can be used with both singular and plural nouns:

• die tegnikus = the technician
• die tegnici = the technicians

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Is the word order basically the same as in English here?

Yes. This sentence follows a very familiar Subject–Verb–Object order:

• Die tegnikus = subject
• bevestig = verb
• die installasie-afspraak = object

So it maps neatly onto English:

• The technician
• confirms
• the installation appointment

This is one reason simple Afrikaans statements can feel quite accessible to English speakers.

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