Al die familielede bel mekaar dié aand om stories en liefde te deel.

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Breakdown of Al die familielede bel mekaar dié aand om stories en liefde te deel.

• en: and
• om: to
• die storie: the story

Questions & Answers about Al die familielede bel mekaar dié aand om stories en liefde te deel.

What does al mean in “Al die familielede”?

In Afrikaans al is a predeterminer meaning all. So al die familielede translates to “all the family members”.

Why is the verb bel used here, and what does it mean?

bel is the Afrikaans verb for “to call” (on the phone). Unlike Dutch bellen, Afrikaans simply uses bel. You could also say skakel mekaar, but bel mekaar is very common in casual speech.

What is mekaar, and why does it come right after the verb?

mekaar is the reciprocal pronoun meaning “each other”. In Afrikaans, when two or more people perform the same action on one another, you put mekaar after the verb: bel mekaar = “call one another”.

Why does dié have an accent, and how is it different from die?