Die sporthorlosie wys die hartklop.

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Breakdown of Die sporthorlosie wys die hartklop.

• die sporthorlosie: sports watch
• die hartklop: heart rate

Questions & Answers about Die sporthorlosie wys die hartklop.

Why is die used twice in this sentence?

Because die is the definite article, meaning the. In this sentence, both nouns are definite:

• die sporthorlosie = the sports watch
• die hartklop = the heart rate / the heartbeat

So Afrikaans uses die before both nouns, just as English would use the twice.

Does die change for gender, singular, or plural?

No. This is one of the nice things about Afrikaans.

Die is used for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all genders

So unlike languages that have different words for the depending on gender or number, Afrikaans keeps it simple.

Examples:

• die horlosie = the watch
• die horlosies = the watches

The article stays die.

Why is sporthorlosie written as one word?