Die pad na die stasie is nat.

The road to the station is wet.

Breakdown of Die pad na die stasie is nat.

• wees: to be
• na: to
• die stasie: the station
• nat: wet

Questions & Answers about Die pad na die stasie is nat.

Why does die appear twice in Die pad na die stasie is nat?

Because die is the definite article in Afrikaans, meaning the.

• die pad = the road
• die stasie = the station

Afrikaans uses die for all genders and for both singular and plural nouns in the definite sense. Unlike languages such as German or Dutch, the article does not change for masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns.

Does Afrikaans have different words for the like masculine/feminine forms?

No. Afrikaans keeps this very simple: die is the usual definite article for all nouns.

Examples:

• die man = the man
• die vrou = the woman
• die kind = the child
• die huise = the houses

So in this sentence, both pad and stasie take the same article: die.

Why is it na die stasie and not something like tot die stasie?