Questions & Answers about Sneeu val in die winter.
Afrikaans uses the definite article die before seasons when talking about them in general. So: • “in die winter” = “in the winter” (general) • You cannot drop die here, because seasons require that definite article.
Yes. Afrikaans allows you to move the adverbial phrase to the front. However, if you start with In die winter, the verb still stays in second position:
“In die winter val sneeu.”
This is simply a stylistic choice to emphasize when the snow falls.
You form the past tense with het + past participle. Val becomes geval: “Sneeu het in die winter geval.”
• in indicates something happening during a period (a season, month, year).
• op is used for specific days or dates (e.g., op Maandag, op 1 Januarie).
• by can mean “at” for places or events.
So for seasons you always use in: in die winter, in die somer.
• sneeu sounds roughly like “sn-ee-oo” (the “eeu” is one diphthong).
• winter is like English “vin-ter,” with a short i as in “sit” and a rolled or tapped r at the end if you can.
Adverbs in Afrikaans usually slot in right after the verb:
Subject + Verb + Adverb + Rest
So you correctly say: Sneeu val dikwels in die winter.