Die argitek werk daagliks.

to work

Breakdown of Die argitek werk daagliks.

• die argitek: architect
• daagliks: daily

Questions & Answers about Die argitek werk daagliks.

What does die mean here?

Here, die means the.

A useful thing to remember is that Afrikaans uses die for:

• singular nouns: die argitek = the architect
• plural nouns: die argitekte = the architects

Unlike many European languages, Afrikaans does not have grammatical gender for articles, so die does not change for masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns.

Is argitek just the Afrikaans word for architect?

Yes. Argitek is the Afrikaans noun meaning architect.

It is clearly related to the English word architect, so it is a helpful cognate. Many professional or academic words in Afrikaans look similar to English, although spelling may be slightly different.

Why is it werk and not something like works?

Because Afrikaans verbs usually do not change according to the subject in the present tense.

So you get:

• Ek werk = I work
• Jy werk = you work
• Hy werk = he works
• Die argitek werk = the architect works

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not add an -s for he/she/it in the present tense.