Die datummerk lyk vreemd.

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Breakdown of Die datummerk lyk vreemd.

• die datummerk: date marking
• vreemd: strange

Questions & Answers about Die datummerk lyk vreemd.

What does die mean here? Is it the or that/those?

Here die means the.

In Afrikaans, die is the common definite article for both singular and plural nouns:

• die boek = the book
• die boeke = the books

So in Die datummerk lyk vreemd, die simply means the.

A common beginner mistake is to connect it with Dutch or German and expect several different forms, but Afrikaans keeps it simple.

What is datummerk? Is it one word?

Yes, datummerk is one word, and that is very normal in Afrikaans.

It is a compound noun:

• datum = date
• merk = mark / marking / stamp

So datummerk means something like date mark, date stamp, or date marking, depending on context.

Afrikaans often joins nouns together into a single word, much like Dutch and German do.

Why is the word order Die datummerk lyk vreemd and not something else?