Die tjop is klein.

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Breakdown of Die tjop is klein.

• wees: to be
• die tjop: the meat chop

Questions & Answers about Die tjop is klein.

Why does the sentence start with Die?

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, like English the.

So Die tjop means the chop, not a chop.

A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans die does not change for gender. English speakers often expect something like masculine/feminine forms, but Afrikaans keeps it simple:

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

Is tjop a normal Afrikaans word?

Yes. Tjop is a normal Afrikaans word, usually meaning a chop, especially a meat chop such as a lamb chop or pork chop.

It is also a nice example of how Afrikaans often uses words that look a bit like English, but with spelling that reflects Afrikaans pronunciation more directly.

How do you pronounce tjop?