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What does die mean in this sentence?
Die means the.
In Afrikaans, die is the normal definite article for both singular and plural nouns, so it can mean the winner or the winners depending on context. In this sentence, wenner is singular, so Die wenner means the winner.
Unlike English, Afrikaans does not use different articles for grammatical gender. There is no separate masculine or feminine the.
Why is it die wenner and not something like de wenner or het wenner?
In standard Afrikaans, the definite article is die.
If you know Dutch or German, this can feel surprising:
- Dutch often uses de or het
- German uses der, die, or das
Afrikaans is simpler here: die is used broadly as the.
What does wenner literally mean, and how is it formed?