Die kamer is stil vandag.

The room is quiet today.

Breakdown of Die kamer is stil vandag.

• wees: to be
• vandag: today
• die kamer: the room
• stil: quiet

Questions & Answers about Die kamer is stil vandag.

What is Die in this sentence?

Die is the definite article in Afrikaans, equivalent to the in English. It precedes both singular and plural nouns without changing form and is pronounced /diː/.

How do you pronounce Die kamer is stil vandag?

A close approximation is:
• Die = “dee” (/diː/)
• kamer = “KAH-mer” (/ˈkɑːmər/)
• is = “iss” (/ɪs/)
• stil = “stihl” (/stɪl/)
• vandag = “vuhn-DAHK” (/fənˈdɑːx/)
Remember that the Afrikaans r is softer than a rolled Spanish r.

Why isn’t there an -e on stil here (as in stille)?

In Afrikaans, adjectives do not take an -e ending when used predicatively (after a verb). Since stil follows the copula is, it stays in its base form:
• predicative: Die kamer is stil.
• attributive (before a noun): die stille kamer.

Why is vandag placed at the end of the sentence?

Afrikaans follows a S-V-O-(adverbial) word order by default. Time adverbials like vandag (“today”) typically come after subject + verb + object/predicate:
Subject (Die kamer) – Verb (is) – Predicate (stil) – Time (vandag).

How would you turn this into a question (“Is the room quiet today?”)?

Invert the subject and verb:
Is die kamer vandag stil?
You simply swap is and die kamer, keeping vandaj in its usual position: Verb–Subject–Adverb–Adjective.

What’s the difference between predicative and attributive adjectives in Afrikaans?

• Predicative adjectives follow a linking verb and stay unmarked: “Die hond is groot.”
• Attributive adjectives come before a noun and usually take -e: “die grote hond.”
The meaning stays the same; only the form changes with position.

How do you say “the rooms are quiet today” in Afrikaans?

Die kamers is vandag stil.
• kamer → plural kamers
• Adjective stil remains uninflected in predicative use.

Does kamer mean “camera”?

No. Kamer means room. The Afrikaans word for “camera” is kamera (with a k). Be aware of this false friend!

Can you move vandag to the front? (“Today the room is quiet.”)

Yes. Placing a time adverbial first changes the emphasis:
Vandag is die kamer stil.
This T–V–S–P order is fully grammatical and highlights today.