Die studieruimte is stil.

to be

Breakdown of Die studieruimte is stil.

• stil: quiet
• die studieruimte: study space

Questions & Answers about Die studieruimte is stil.

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

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

A helpful thing for learners is that Afrikaans does not have grammatical gender in the way Dutch or German does, so you do not need different words for masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns here. Die is used for:

• singular definite nouns: die studieruimte
• plural definite nouns: die studieruimtes

So die is a very flexible word.

Why is studieruimte written as one word?

Afrikaans, like Dutch and German, often forms compound nouns by writing them as one word.

So studieruimte is made up of:

• studie = study
• ruimte = space / room

Together, studieruimte means something like study room or study space.

This is very common in Afrikaans:

• sitkamer = living room
• badkamer = bathroom
• klaskamer = classroom

If English uses two words, Afrikaans will often use one compound word.

Why is the verb is so short and simple?