Blomme groei in die tuin.

Flowers grow in the garden.

Breakdown of Blomme groei in die tuin.

• die: the
• in: in
• die blom: the flower
• die tuin: the garden

Questions & Answers about Blomme groei in die tuin.

Why is there no article before blomme?

In Afrikaans, indefinite plural nouns are used without an article. While you’d say ’n blom (“a flower”) for a single bloom, you drop the article for multiples: blomme simply means “flowers” in general.

What does die mean in in die tuin?

die is the definite article the, used for both singular and plural nouns in Afrikaans. So in die tuin literally means “in the garden.”

Why doesn’t the verb groei change when the subject blomme is plural?

Afrikaans verbs do not inflect for number or person in the present tense. Both ek groei (I grow), jy groei (you grow), and blomme groei (flowers grow) all use the same form groei.

How do you pronounce the oe in blomme and the ui in tuin?

In Afrikaans, oe sounds like the English “oo” in food (IPA roughly [u]). The ui in tuin is a front-rounded diphthong [œy], somewhat like “oy” in boy but with rounded lips.

How do you pronounce the in ?