Die gebruikershandleiding wys die watertoevoerslang en die afvoerslang.

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Breakdown of Die gebruikershandleiding wys die watertoevoerslang en die afvoerslang.

• wys: to show
• die gebruikershandleiding: user manual
• die watertoevoerslang: water-supply hose

Questions & Answers about Die gebruikershandleiding wys die watertoevoerslang en die afvoerslang.

Why does the sentence use die so many times?

In Afrikaans, die is the definite article, meaning the.

A few useful things about die:

• It does not change for gender.
• It can be used with singular and plural nouns.
• Afrikaans does not have separate forms like German or Dutch articles.

So in this sentence:

• Die gebruikershandleiding = the user manual
• die watertoevoerslang = the water supply hose
• die afvoerslang = the drain hose

Afrikaans often repeats the article when naming two separate definite things: die X en die Y.

How do I break down gebruikershandleiding?

Gebruikershandleiding is a compound noun, and Afrikaans loves compound nouns.

It can be broken down like this:

• gebruiker = user
• -s- = a linking s often used in compounds
• handleiding = manual / guide

So gebruikershandleiding means user manual.

A very important rule in Afrikaans is that compound nouns are normally written as one word, not as separate words.

Also, the last part of the compound is the main noun. Here, the main noun is handleiding, so the whole word is a kind of manual.