Die afvalhouer is vol.

to be

Breakdown of Die afvalhouer is vol.

• vol: full
• die afvalhouer: the waste container

Questions & Answers about Die afvalhouer is vol.

What does die mean here?

Here die means the.

A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for both singular and plural nouns:

• die afvalhouer = the waste container
• die afvalhouers = the waste containers

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not have separate forms like the vs. something gendered, and unlike German, there is no grammatical gender system to learn for articles.

Why is afvalhouer written as one word?

Afrikaans, like Dutch and German, very often forms compound nouns by writing them as a single word.

So:

• afval = waste / refuse
• houer = container / holder
• afvalhouer = waste container

This is completely normal in Afrikaans. The last part usually tells you the main category of the thing:

• houer is the basic noun
• afval- tells you what kind of container it is

So an afvalhouer is literally a waste-container.

Is afvalhouer singular or plural?