Die verbruiker is by die kantoor.

The consumer is at the office.

Breakdown of Die verbruiker is by die kantoor.

• wees: to be
• by: at
• die kantoor: the office
• die verbruiker: the consumer

Questions & Answers about Die verbruiker is by die kantoor.

Why does die appear twice in Die verbruiker is by die kantoor?

Because Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for the in both singular and plural nouns.

So in this sentence:

• Die verbruiker = the consumer
• die kantoor = the office

Unlike languages such as German or Dutch, Afrikaans does not change the article for gender in ordinary use. So die is very common.

Does die mean the or this/that?

Here, die means the.

That can confuse English speakers because it looks a bit like a demonstrative, but in normal Afrikaans sentence use, die is the standard definite article.

Examples:

• die man = the man
• die huis = the house
• die mense = the people

If you want to say this or that, Afrikaans usually uses other words such as hierdie or daardie.

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