Die klimsaal sluit sportklim in.

The climbing gym includes sport climbing.

Breakdown of Die klimsaal sluit sportklim in.

• insluit: to include
• die klimsaal: indoor climbing gym
• die sportklim: sport climbing

Questions & Answers about Die klimsaal sluit sportklim in.

Why does the sentence start with Die?

Die is the definite article in Afrikaans, usually meaning the.

So Die klimsaal means the climbing gym or the climbing hall.

Unlike English, Afrikaans uses die for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns

So:

• die klimsaal = the climbing gym
• die klimsale = the climbing gyms

Is klimsaal one word on purpose?

Yes. Afrikaans very often forms compound nouns as a single word.

So:

• klim = climb / climbing
• saal = hall

Together:

• klimsaal = climbing hall / climbing gym

This is very normal in Afrikaans, and English speakers often need to get used to writing these combinations as one word.

What does sluit ... in mean here?

Sluit ... in means include or contain as part of something.

In this sentence, it means that sport climbing is included as part of what the climbing gym offers or covers.

A close English match is:

• The climbing gym includes sport climbing

Why is it sluit ... in instead of just insluit?