Questions & Answers about Die boer het 'n tuin.
Does die here mean the English verb to die?
Why is Die capitalized?
What does het mean in this sentence?
Does het change depending on the subject, like have / has in English?
'n is the Afrikaans indefinite article, meaning a or an.
So:
The apostrophe is just part of how the word is written. It is a very short, weak word in speech, usually pronounced like a quick uh sound.
A useful thing to know: even at the start of a sentence, 'n usually stays lowercase. For example:
Roughly:
A rough pronunciation of the whole sentence is:
That is only an approximation, especially for tuin, because the Afrikaans ui sound is difficult for English speakers and does not have a perfect English equivalent.