Die databundel is klein.

The cellular allowance is small.

Breakdown of Die databundel is klein.

• klein: small
• wees: to be
• die databundel: the data bundle

Questions & Answers about Die databundel is klein.

Is die pronounced like the English word die?

No. In Afrikaans, die is usually pronounced roughly like dee.

• die = dee
• It is a very common word meaning the

So in Die databundel is klein, the first word is not the English verb to die.

What does die mean here?

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, so here it means the.

A useful thing for English speakers to know is that Afrikaans does not use different words for grammatical gender the way some other languages do. So:

• die = the for singular nouns
• die = the for plural nouns too

In this sentence, die databundel means the data bundle.

Is the word order the same as in English?

Yes, in this simple sentence the word order is very similar to English:

• Die = the
• databundel = data bundle
• is = is
• klein = small

So the structure is:

article + noun + verb + adjective

That matches English The data bundle is small.