Die kennisgewing is duidelik.

to be

Breakdown of Die kennisgewing is duidelik.

• duidelik: clear
• die kennisgewing: the notification; notice

Questions & Answers about Die kennisgewing is duidelik.

What does die mean here?

Here die is the definite article, meaning the.

A useful thing for English speakers to know is that Afrikaans does not change the definite article for gender. So:

• die man = the man
• die vrou = the woman
• die kind = the child

It is also used for plural nouns:

• die kennisgewings = the notices

So die is much simpler than articles in many other European languages.

How is die pronounced? Is it like English die?

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

So Die kennisgewing is duidelik begins with a dee sound, not the English verb die.

What part of speech is kennisgewing?

Kennisgewing is a noun. In this sentence, it is the subject.

So the structure is:

• Die kennisgewing = the subject
• is = the verb
• duidelik = the description

In other words, kennisgewing is the thing being described.