Die emosionele kliënt bel die tegnikus.

to call

Breakdown of Die emosionele kliënt bel die tegnikus.

• die kliënt: the client
• die tegnikus: the technician
• emosioneel: emotional

Questions & Answers about Die emosionele kliënt bel die tegnikus.

Why is die used twice?

Because Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for the, and it does not change for gender or case.

So in Die emosionele kliënt bel die tegnikus:

• die kliënt = the client
• die tegnikus = the technician

Unlike languages such as German, Afrikaans does not have different forms like der / die / das. It is simply die for all genders, and very often for plural nouns as well.

Is the word order the same as in English here?

Yes. This sentence follows normal subject–verb–object order:

• Die emosionele kliënt = subject
• bel = verb
• die tegnikus = object

So literally it is:

• The emotional client calls the technician

That basic order is very similar to English in a simple main clause.

Why is it emosionele and not emosioneel?