Die kleregrootte is op die grootte-etiket.

to be

Breakdown of Die kleregrootte is op die grootte-etiket.

• op: on
• die kleregrootte: clothing size
• die grootte-etiket: size label

Questions & Answers about Die kleregrootte is op die grootte-etiket.

Why is die used twice in Die kleregrootte is op die grootte-etiket?

Because die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the.

In Afrikaans, die is used for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all grammatical genders

So unlike some languages, you do not have to learn different forms of the. Both die kleregrootte and die grootte-etiket simply mean the clothing size and the size label.

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What does kleregrootte mean, and why is it written as one word?

Kleregrootte is a compound noun:

• klere = clothes
• grootte = size

So kleregrootte literally means clothes-size, or more naturally, clothing size.

Afrikaans very often writes compound nouns as one word, much like German and sometimes like English words such as bedroom or toothbrush. So it is normal that klere + grootte becomes kleregrootte.

A useful rule: in Afrikaans compounds, the last part is usually the main noun. So kleregrootte is a kind of grootte.

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