Die isolasie verminder die hitteverlies.

Insulation reduces heat loss.

Breakdown of Die isolasie verminder die hitteverlies.

• verminder: to reduce; decrease
• die isolasie: insulation
• die hitteverlies: heat loss

Questions & Answers about Die isolasie verminder die hitteverlies.

What does die mean here?

In this sentence, die means the.

So:

• die isolasie = the insulation
• die hitteverlies = the heat loss

A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for most nouns, regardless of gender. Unlike languages such as German or Dutch, Afrikaans does not have grammatical gender articles like de/het or der/die/das.

Why is die used twice?

Because both nouns are definite:

• die isolasie = the insulation
• die hitteverlies = the heat loss

So the sentence literally follows the pattern:

• The insulation reduces the heat loss.

Afrikaans often works very similarly to English in simple statements like this.

What part of speech is verminder?