Die program is kultureel.

to be

Breakdown of Die program is kultureel.

• die program: the program
• kultureel: cultural

Questions & Answers about Die program is kultureel.

What does die mean here?

Here, die means the.

So Die program = The program.

In Afrikaans, die is the normal definite article for singular nouns and also for plural nouns.

Is die pronounced like the English word die?

No. In Afrikaans, die is pronounced more like dee.

So the start of the sentence sounds like dee pro-GRAM.

This is a very common beginner trap for English speakers.

Why is it die? Does Afrikaans have grammatical gender like German?

Modern Afrikaans does not use grammatical gender the way German does.

That means you do not have to learn separate words like der / die / das. Afrikaans uses die as the definite article in ordinary usage, regardless of gender.

So die program is simply the program.

What is is here, and does it change depending on the subject?