Word
Die diensverskaffer stuur 'n boodskap.
Meaning
The service provider sends a message.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Die diensverskaffer stuur 'n boodskap.
'n
a
stuur
to send
die boodskap
the message
die diensverskaffer
the service provider
Questions & Answers about Die diensverskaffer stuur 'n boodskap.
Why does die mean the here, and is it used for all nouns?
Yes. In Afrikaans, die is the normal definite article, so it usually means the.
A few useful points:
- Afrikaans does not have grammatical gender like German or Dutch.
- So you do not learn different words for the such as masculine/feminine/neuter forms.
- die is used with singular and plural nouns in most everyday cases.
In this sentence, Die diensverskaffer = the service provider.
Also, die is normally only capitalized here because it is the first word of the sentence.
Why is 'n written with an apostrophe, and how do I pronounce it?
'n is the Afrikaans indefinite article, meaning a or an.
Important things to know:
- It is written with a lowercase n and an apostrophe: 'n
- Even at the start of a sentence, the n usually stays lowercase; the next word is capitalized instead.
- It is pronounced very weakly, like a quick uh sound, similar to the unstressed a in English a message
So 'n boodskap means a message.
Is diensverskaffer really one word? Why is it so long?