Die plan lyk redelik.

the plan

Breakdown of Die plan lyk redelik.

• lyk: to seem
• redelik: reasonable

Questions & Answers about Die plan lyk redelik.

What does die mean here, and is it always the same form?

Here die means the.

A useful thing about Afrikaans is that the definite article is very simple: die is used for:

• singular nouns: die plan = the plan
• plural nouns: die planne = the plans

Unlike languages such as German or Dutch, Afrikaans does not change the definite article for gender or case.

Also, die in Afrikaans is pronounced dee, not like English the.

What does lyk mean in this sentence?

Lyk is the verb to seem / to look.

In Die plan lyk redelik, it works like an English linking verb:

• The plan seems reasonable
• The plan looks reasonable

So lyk does not describe literal physical looking here; it links plan to the description redelik.

Why is there no is in the sentence?