Die beurtkrag is vandag.

to be

Breakdown of Die beurtkrag is vandag.

• vandag: today
• die beurtkrag: the scheduled power cuts

Questions & Answers about Die beurtkrag is vandag.

What does die mean here?

Here, die means the.

A few helpful things to know:

• Afrikaans uses die as the definite article.
• It does not change for grammatical gender.
• It is also used for plural nouns.

So unlike languages such as German, you do not have to learn different forms of the for masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns.

In this sentence, Die beurtkrag means the load shedding or the power-cut period.

What does beurtkrag mean exactly?

Beurtkrag is the Afrikaans word commonly used for load shedding or scheduled power cuts.

It is a compound word:

• beurt = turn
• krag = power / electricity

So the literal idea is something like power in turns or taking turns with the electricity supply.

This is a very South African everyday word, so learners often meet it early if they are learning practical Afrikaans.

Why is beurtkrag written as one word?