Word
Die maandelikse huur is duur.
Meaning
The monthly rent is expensive.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Die maandelikse huur is duur.
wees
to be
duur
expensive
die maandelikse huur
the monthly rent
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Questions & Answers about Die maandelikse huur is duur.
What does die mean here?
Here die means the.
A useful thing to know is that in Afrikaans, die is the normal definite article for:
- singular nouns
- plural nouns
So unlike languages such as German, Afrikaans does not change the word for the based on grammatical gender.
Examples:
- die huis = the house
- die huise = the houses
- die huur = the rent
In your sentence, Die maandelikse huur means The monthly rent.
Why is it maandelikse and not maandeliks?