Die taakverdeling is belangrik.

The division of tasks is important.

Breakdown of Die taakverdeling is belangrik.

• wees: to be
• belangrik: important
• die taakverdeling: division of tasks

Questions & Answers about Die taakverdeling is belangrik.

What does die mean here?

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the.

In this sentence, Die taakverdeling means The task distribution / division of tasks.

A useful point for English speakers: Afrikaans uses die for all nouns in the singular and plural when you mean the. It does not change for gender, because Afrikaans nouns do not have grammatical gender like some other languages do.

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Why does the sentence use die and not ’n?

Afrikaans has two common articles:

• die = the
• ’n = a / an

So:

• Die taakverdeling is belangrik. = The task division is important.
• ’n Taakverdeling is belangrik. = A task division is important.

If the speaker is talking about a specific or understood task division, die is the natural choice.

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Is taakverdeling one word because Afrikaans likes compounds?