Die werkgewer lees die CV.

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Breakdown of Die werkgewer lees die CV.

• die CV: the résumé
• die werkgewer: the employer

Questions & Answers about Die werkgewer lees die CV.

Why is die used twice in this sentence?

Because both werkgewer and CV are definite here. Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for both the subject and the object.

So:

• die werkgewer = the employer
• die CV = the CV

Using die twice does not cause confusion, because the word order shows who is doing the action:

• die werkgewer comes before the verb, so it is the doer
• die CV comes after the verb, so it is the thing being read

Does die change for gender, like the in some European languages?

No. Afrikaans does not have grammatical gender in the way many learners expect.

That means:

• no masculine article
• no feminine article
• no neuter article

For the definite article, Afrikaans simply uses die.

Does die also change for plural?