Die kledingstuk hang op die klererak.

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Breakdown of Die kledingstuk hang op die klererak.

• hang: to hang
• die kledingstuk: garment
• die klererak: clothes rail

Questions & Answers about Die kledingstuk hang op die klererak.

Why is die used twice in Die kledingstuk hang op die klererak?

Because die is the normal definite article, meaning the.

Afrikaans uses die before both of these definite nouns:

• die kledingstuk = the garment
• die klererak = the clothes rack

Unlike languages such as German, Afrikaans does not change the article for grammatical gender. The first Die is capitalized only because it starts the sentence.

What exactly does kledingstuk mean?

Kledingstuk means garment or item of clothing.

It is a compound noun:

• kleding = clothing
• stuk = piece/item

So literally it is something like clothing item. In normal English, garment or piece of clothing is the most natural translation.

Why is klererak written as one word?