Ek is baie moeg.

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Breakdown of Ek is baie moeg.

• wees: to be
• moeg: tired
• baie: very

Questions & Answers about Ek is baie moeg.

What does each word in Ek is baie moeg mean?

Word by word:

• Ek = I
• is = am / is / are depending on the subject
• baie = very
• moeg = tired

So the whole sentence means I am very tired.

Why is is used with Ek? In English we say I am, not I is.

In Afrikaans, the verb wees (to be) is much simpler than in English.

English changes:

• I am
• you are
• he is

Afrikaans usually uses is for all these present-tense forms:

• Ek is = I am
• Jy is = you are
• Hy is = he is

So even though is looks like English is, in Afrikaans it also covers English am and are in sentences like this.

How do you pronounce baie?