Dit is net geluk.

to be

Breakdown of Dit is net geluk.

• dit: it
• net: only
• die geluk: luck; chance in a game

Questions & Answers about Dit is net geluk.

Why does the sentence start with dit?

Dit means it. In Dit is net geluk, it works just like English it in It is just luck.

Afrikaans often uses dit in very direct, simple statements:

• Dit is goed. = It is good.
• Dit is waar. = It is true.
• Dit is net geluk. = It is just luck.

So if you already know the meaning, dit is simply the subject of the sentence.

What does is mean here?

Is is the present-tense form of the verb wees (to be), just like English is.

So:

• dit = it
• is = is
• net geluk = just luck

Afrikaans uses is very often because the present tense of to be is simpler than in English:

• Ek is = I am
• Jy is = you are
• Hy/Sy/Dit is = he/she/it is
• Ons is = we are
• Julle is = you are
• Hulle is = they are

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not change to am/are/is. It stays is for all persons in the present tense.

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