Die voëlskuiling is hier.

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Breakdown of Die voëlskuiling is hier.

• wees: to be
• die voëlskuiling: bird hide

Questions & Answers about Die voëlskuiling is hier.

Why is it die voëlskuiling and not something like de or het?

In Afrikaans, die is the normal definite article for the.

A few useful points:

• die is used for all genders because Afrikaans does not have grammatical gender the way Dutch or German does.
• die is also used for both singular and plural nouns:
  • die voëlskuiling = the bird hide / bird shelter
  • die voëlskuilings = the bird hides / bird shelters

So die is the correct general word for the here.

What does voëlskuiling consist of?

Voëlskuiling is a compound noun, which is very common in Afrikaans.

It is made up of:

• voël = bird
• skuiling = shelter, hiding place, hide

Together, voëlskuiling means something like:

• bird shelter
• bird hide
• possibly aviary in some contexts, though that depends on the situation

Afrikaans often joins words together into one longer noun, just like German and often like Dutch.

Why does voël have two dots over the e?