Die lys van gebreke is in die dokument.

to be

Breakdown of Die lys van gebreke is in die dokument.

• in: in
• die dokument: the document
• die lys van gebreke: the list of defects

Questions & Answers about Die lys van gebreke is in die dokument.

Why is die used twice in Die lys van gebreke is in die dokument?

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

It is used before:

• lys → the list
• dokument → the document

Unlike English, Afrikaans uses the same article die for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all genders

So die does a lot of work.

Does Afrikaans have grammatical gender here? Is lys masculine or feminine?

No. Modern Afrikaans does not have grammatical gender the way languages like German or Dutch do.

That means:

• die lys = the list
• die dokument = the document

You do not need to learn separate words for the based on masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns.

What does van mean here?