Die skade is klein.

small

Breakdown of Die skade is klein.

• wees: to be
• die skade: the damage

Questions & Answers about Die skade is klein.

What does die mean here? Is it the same as the English word die?

No. In Afrikaans, die here means the.

It is pronounced roughly dee, not like the English verb die.

A useful thing to remember: Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for the, and it does not change for masculine/feminine/neuter nouns.

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What does skade mean exactly?

Skade means damage or harm.

In this sentence, it refers to damage in a general or concrete sense, so Die skade is klein means something like:

• The damage is small
• The damage is minor
• The damage is slight

In natural English, minor is often the most idiomatic translation, even though klein literally means small.

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