Die eienaar is bekommerd.

The owner is worried.

Breakdown of Die eienaar is bekommerd.

• wees: to be
• bekommerd: worried
• die eienaar: the owner

Questions & Answers about Die eienaar is bekommerd.

What does each word in Die eienaar is bekommerd do?

• Die = the
• eienaar = owner
• is = is
• bekommerd = worried / concerned

So the sentence structure is very close to English: The owner is worried.

Why is die used here, and does it only mean singular the?

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the.

A useful thing for English speakers is that Afrikaans does not change the for gender or case, and die can be used for both singular and plural nouns.

So:

• die eienaar = the owner
• die eienaars = the owners

That makes it simpler than in some other languages.

Is die pronounced like the English word die?

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

So:

• Afrikaans die ≈ dee
• English die = completely different pronunciation

This is a very common beginner mistake.