Die borgskap help mense met die siekte.

The sponsorship helps people with the disease.

Breakdown of Die borgskap help mense met die siekte.

• met: with
• help: to help
• mense: people
• die borgskap: sponsorship

Questions & Answers about Die borgskap help mense met die siekte.

What does borgskap mean here?

Borgskap means sponsorship. In this sentence, Die borgskap is the sponsorship.

It is a noun, and it often refers to financial or practical support given to a person, group, cause, or project.

Why is die used twice?

In this sentence, die means the both times:

• Die borgskap = the sponsorship
• die siekte = the disease

Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for both singular and plural nouns in most normal cases, unlike English, which only has the but does not mark gender either.

So the two die words are not different forms—they are the same article used with different nouns.

Why is it mense and not mens?

Because mense is the plural form.

• mens = person / human
• mense = people

So:

• help mense = helps people

If you said help 'n mens, that would mean helps a person.

Does change depending on the subject?