Breakdown of Die antireflekslaag help deurdat die beeld duideliker lyk.
help
to help
lyk
to look
duidelik
clear
die beeld
the image
Questions & Answers about Die antireflekslaag help deurdat die beeld duideliker lyk.
Why is antireflekslaag written as one long word?
Afrikaans, like Dutch and German, very often writes compound nouns as a single word.
So antireflekslaag is built from parts like:
- anti- = anti-
- refleks = reflection / reflex
- laag = layer / coating
Together, it means an anti-reflection coating/layer.
English often separates these more than Afrikaans does, but in Afrikaans one-word compounds are very normal.
What does die mean here?
Die is the definite article, so it means the.
In this sentence:
- Die antireflekslaag = The anti-reflection coating
- die beeld = the image
A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans uses die for:
- singular nouns
- plural nouns
So unlike some other languages, you do not have to learn different forms for the based on gender.
What does deurdat mean in this sentence?