Die pad is wyd.

to be

Breakdown of Die pad is wyd.

• die pad: the road
• wyd: wide

Questions & Answers about Die pad is wyd.

What does each word in Die pad is wyd mean?

Word by word:

• Die = the
• pad = road / path
• is = is
• wyd = wide

So the structure is very close to English: The road is wide.

Why is die used here, and does it change for gender?

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the.

A very helpful thing for English speakers is that Afrikaans does not have grammatical gender the way languages like German or Dutch do. So:

• die man = the man
• die vrou = the woman
• die kind = the child

It also does not change for gender. In many cases, die is also used with plural nouns:

• die pad = the road
• die paaie = the roads

So die is a very general and useful word.

What exactly does pad mean? Is it always road?