Afrikaans verbs usually do not change according to the subject in the present tense.
So you get:
The verb stays toets in all these cases.
This is simpler than English, where you must say:
In Afrikaans, you do not add a special -s ending for he/she/it.
Die is the definite article, meaning the.
So:
A very important point: Afrikaans uses die for all nouns in the singular and plural when you mean the.
Examples:
Unlike languages such as German or Dutch, Afrikaans does not change the according to gender.
A rough guide for an English speaker:
A simple approximate pronunciation:
This is only an approximation, but it is a useful starting point.
Afrikaans normally uses a double negative with nie ... nie.
So:
This may feel unusual to an English speaker, because English usually uses only one negative marker. But in standard Afrikaans, the two nie words are normal.
Pattern:
In a yes/no question, Afrikaans usually puts the verb first.
So:
Compare:
This inversion is very common in Afrikaans and is similar to older or more formal English patterns like Does he test the brake?