Dit bly privaat.

It remains private.

Breakdown of Dit bly privaat.

• dit: it
• bly: to remain
• privaat: private

Questions & Answers about Dit bly privaat.

What does bly mean in this sentence?

Here bly means remains / stays.

So Dit bly privaat means something like It remains private or It stays private.

This is a very common use of bly in Afrikaans:

• bly kalm = stay calm
• bly stil = stay quiet
• bly oop = stay open

Be careful: bly can also mean live/reside in other contexts:

• Ek bly in Kaapstad = I live in Cape Town

So the exact meaning depends on context.

Why is it bly instead of is?

Using is would simply describe a state:

• Dit is privaat = It is private

Using bly adds the idea that the state continues:

• Dit bly privaat = It remains private / It stays private

So bly emphasizes continuation or no change.

What does Dit mean here?