Die keramiekateljee is privaat.

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Breakdown of Die keramiekateljee is privaat.

• die keramiekateljee: pottery studio
• privaat: private

Questions & Answers about Die keramiekateljee is privaat.

What does die mean here?

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the.

In Afrikaans, die is used for:

• singular nouns: die ateljee = the studio
• plural nouns: die ateljees = the studios

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not change the article for gender, and unlike Dutch, it does not have separate common and neuter definite articles.

Why is keramiekateljee written as one word?

Afrikaans very often writes compound nouns as a single word, just like Dutch and German often do.

So:

• keramiek = ceramics / ceramic
• ateljee = studio

Together:

• keramiekateljee = ceramics studio or ceramic studio

This is very normal in Afrikaans. English often separates these kinds of words, but Afrikaans usually combines them.

How do you pronounce keramiekateljee?