Die pad na die dorp is gevaarlik.

to be

Breakdown of Die pad na die dorp is gevaarlik.

• na: to
• die dorp: the town
• die pad: the road

Questions & Answers about Die pad na die dorp is gevaarlik.

Why is die used twice in this sentence?

In Afrikaans each noun needs its own definite article. Here both pad and dorp are definite nouns, so they each take die: die pad and die dorp.

Why doesn’t gevaarlik take an -e ending like it would in gevaarlike pad?

Because gevaarlik follows the linking verb is (predicative position), so it stays in its base form. When an adjective comes directly before a noun (attributive position), you add -e: gevaarlike pad.

Why is the preposition na used instead of tot or aan?

na indicates movement toward a place and is used with an article (e.g., na die dorp). tot is often used without an article (e.g., tot Kaapstad), and aan means “on” or “at,” not “to.”

What is the word order for this sentence?

Afrikaans generally follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO). Here: Subject = Die pad na die dorp Verb = is Complement (adjective) = gevaarlik