Die munisipaliteit verwerp die appèl.

The municipality rejects the appeal.

Breakdown of Die munisipaliteit verwerp die appèl.

• die munisipaliteit: the municipality
• die appèl: appeal
• verwerp: to reject formally (an appeal or application)

Questions & Answers about Die munisipaliteit verwerp die appèl.

What does each word in Die munisipaliteit verwerp die appèl mean?

Word by word:

• Die = the
• munisipaliteit = municipality
• verwerp = rejects / reject
• die = the
• appèl = appeal

So the sentence structure is very close to English:

• Die munisipaliteit = The municipality
• verwerp = rejects
• die appèl = the appeal

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Why is die used twice?

Because Afrikaans uses die as the definite article the for both singular and plural nouns in most ordinary cases.

So in this sentence:

• Die munisipaliteit = The municipality
• die appèl = the appeal

Unlike languages such as German or Dutch, Afrikaans does not change the article for grammatical gender. That makes things simpler for learners.

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Does die mean different things here, or is it the same word both times?