Breakdown of Die webwerf wys 'n volledige prentjie.
'n
a
wys
to show
volledig
complete; fully
die prentjie
picture
Questions & Answers about Die webwerf wys 'n volledige prentjie.
Why is die used here, and does it only mean the?
In this sentence, die is the definite article, so it means the: die webwerf = the website.
A useful thing for English speakers to know is that Afrikaans does not change the article for gender or most number distinctions the way some other languages do. So die can be used with:
- singular nouns
- plural nouns
Examples:
- die webwerf = the website
- die webwerwe = the websites
So yes, here it means the, and that is its main job.
Why is webwerf written as one word?
Afrikaans, like Dutch and German, very often writes compound nouns as one word.
So:
- web
- werf → webwerf
This is very normal in Afrikaans. English often writes similar combinations as one word, two words, or hyphenated depending on convention, but Afrikaans strongly prefers the single compound form.
Other examples:
- huisdeur = house door / front door
- skooltas = school bag
- tafeldoek = tablecloth
So webwerf is not unusual at all—it follows a common Afrikaans pattern.
What does wys mean exactly? Is it just show?