Die diens is môre.

to be

Breakdown of Die diens is môre.

• môre: tomorrow
• die diens: the maintenance service

Questions & Answers about Die diens is môre.

What does die mean here? Is it the same as the English verb die?

No. In Afrikaans, die here means the.

A few useful points:

• It is the definite article.
• It is usually pronounced roughly like dee.
• It is only capitalized here because it is the first word in the sentence.

So Die diens = the service.

What does diens mean?

Diens usually means service, but the exact sense depends on context.

Common possibilities include:

• a church service
• a service in a general formal sense
• duty or a shift in some contexts

In this sentence, many learners would understand it as something like the service or the church service, depending on the wider context.

How do you pronounce diens?

Diens is pronounced roughly like deens.

Helpful sound notes:

• ie in Afrikaans is often like the ee in seen
• the final s is a normal s sound

So the word is not pronounced the way an English speaker might guess from the spelling.