Die koper tel die vorms.

the form

Breakdown of Die koper tel die vorms.

• die koper: buyer
• tel: to count

Questions & Answers about Die koper tel die vorms.

Why does die appear twice in Die koper tel die vorms?

Because die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the.

So in this sentence:

• die koper = the buyer
• die vorms = the forms or the shapes (depending on context)

Afrikaans uses die for both singular and plural nouns.

Does Afrikaans have different words for the in singular and plural?

No. Unlike English, where the stays the same but some languages change articles by number or gender, Afrikaans simply uses die for both:

• die boek = the book
• die boeke = the books
• die vorm = the form/shape
• die vorms = the forms/shapes

So die does not tell you by itself whether the noun is singular or plural. You get that from the noun form and the context.

Why is vorms plural?