Die man red die kind.

The man rescues the child.

Breakdown of Die man red die kind.

• die kind: the child
• die man: the man
• red: to save; rescue

Questions & Answers about Die man red die kind.

Why are there two dies in Die man red die kind?

Because both man and kind are definite: the man and the child.

In Afrikaans, die is the definite article meaning the. It is used before both singular and plural nouns, so you can say:

• die man = the man
• die kind = the child
• die kinders = the children

Unlike English, it is perfectly normal to repeat the before each noun.

Is die pronounced like the English word die?

No. In this sentence, die is pronounced roughly like dee.

So:

• die = the
• pronunciation: dee

This is one of the first things English speakers have to get used to, because the spelling looks misleading if you read it like English.

What does red mean here? It looks like the English color word red.

Here red is a verb, and it means saves or rescues.

So:

• Die man red die kind = The man saves the child / The man rescues the child

It is not related to the English color word red.

Also, in actual pronunciation, the final d is often heard more like a t sound, so red may sound roughly like ret.