Die beginnersvlak is maklik.

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Breakdown of Die beginnersvlak is maklik.

• maklik: easy
• die beginnersvlak: beginner level

Questions & Answers about Die beginnersvlak is maklik.

What does die mean here?

Here, die means the.

So Die beginnersvlak = The beginner level.

A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans uses die for:

• singular the
• plural the

It does not change for gender.

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Is die pronounced like the English word die?

No. In Afrikaans, die is usually pronounced roughly like dee.

So Die beginnersvlak is maklik sounds approximately like:

dee bə-GIN-ners-flak is MAAK-lək

That is one of the first things English speakers need to relearn, because the spelling looks misleading.

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Why is beginnersvlak written as one word?

Because Afrikaans usually writes compound nouns as a single word.

So:

• beginner = beginner
• vlak = level
• beginnersvlak = beginner level

This is very common in Afrikaans. English often separates words where Afrikaans combines them.

For example:

• taalkursus = language course
• skoolboek = school book
• huiswerk = homework

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What is the -s- doing in beginnersvlak?