Die groen appel proe lekker.

The green apple tastes good.

Breakdown of Die groen appel proe lekker.

• die appel: the apple
• die: the
• lekker: tasty
• proe: to taste

Questions & Answers about Die groen appel proe lekker.

Why is the definite article die used instead of the?

In Afrikaans, die is the only form of the definite article (singular and plural). It corresponds to English the but does not change for gender, number, or case.

How would I say A green apple tastes good in Afrikaans?

Use the indefinite article ’n (short for een, “one”). The sentence becomes:
’n groen appel proe lekker.
Note the apostrophe in ’n, marking the dropped e from een.

Why doesn’t groen get an -e ending when it’s before a definite noun?

Unlike German or Dutch, Afrikaans adjectives do not agree with gender, number, or definiteness. They stay in their base form. So groen remains groen, whether the noun is definite (die groen appel) or indefinite (’n groen appel).

Do adjectives always come before the noun in Afrikaans?

Yes. Attributive adjectives precede the noun, just like in English. You say die groen appel, not die appel groen.

Why is there no is in ? In English I would say .