Die spanning is hoog.

to be

Breakdown of Die spanning is hoog.

• hoog: high
• die spanning: tension; suspense

Questions & Answers about Die spanning is hoog.

Why does the sentence start with Die?

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the.

So Die spanning means the tension / the suspense / the voltage, depending on context.

A few useful points:

• die is used for all genders in Afrikaans.
• It does not change for masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns.
• It is capitalized here only because it is at the beginning of the sentence.

Examples:

• die boek = the book
• die vrou = the woman
• die kind = the child

What does spanning mean exactly?

Spanning can have several related meanings in Afrikaans, depending on context. Common ones include:

• tension
• suspense
• voltage

So Die spanning is hoog could mean different things in different situations:

• in an emotional situation: The tension is high
• in a story or film: The suspense is high
• in an electrical context: The voltage is high

Even if the meaning has already been given to you, it is useful to know that spanning is a context-dependent word.