Die wind maak die kamer koel.

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Breakdown of Die wind maak die kamer koel.

• die kamer: the room
• koel: cool
• maak: to make

Questions & Answers about Die wind maak die kamer koel.

Why does die appear twice in the sentence?

In Afrikaans each definite noun phrase needs its own die. You say die wind (the wind) and die kamer (the room). You cannot reuse one article for two different nouns.

Is maak the equivalent of the English verb “make”?

Yes. maak means “to make” or “to cause.” Here it’s used in a causative sense: “The wind causes the room to become cool.”

Why doesn’t maak change to maaks for “the wind”?

Afrikaans verbs do not agree with the subject in person or number. You always use the same form (the infinitive) for all subjects. So it’s always maak, never maaks.

What part of speech is koel in this sentence?

Here koel is an adjective describing the resulting state of die kamer. After a causative verb like maak, the adjective tells you the new condition of the object.

Could I say Die wind koel die kamer af instead?