Die rondte begin nou.

now

Breakdown of Die rondte begin nou.

• begin: to start
• die rondte: the round (game)

Questions & Answers about Die rondte begin nou.

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

Yes. In this sentence, die is the definite article, so it means the.

A useful thing for English speakers to know is that Afrikaans does not have different words for the based on gender. So unlike languages such as German or Dutch, Afrikaans uses die for all nouns:

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

So Die rondte simply means the round.

Is die pronounced like the English word die?

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

So:

• die in Afrikaans ≈ dee
• not like English die

This is a very common beginner mistake, because it looks identical to the English word.

What does rondte mean exactly?