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Learn Hardcore Afrikaans: Die kragonderbreking is môre. - The power interruption is tomorrow.

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Die kragonderbreking is môre.

Word

Die kragonderbreking is môre.

Meaning

The power interruption is tomorrow.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Afrikaans

Lesson

Preparing for load shedding

Breakdown of Die kragonderbreking is môre.

die kragonderbreking

the power interruption

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Questions & Answers about Die kragonderbreking is môre.

What does die mean here?

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, so here it means the.

In Afrikaans, die is used for:

singular nouns: die kragonderbreking = the power outage
plural nouns: die boeke = the books

Unlike some languages, Afrikaans does not change the article for grammatical gender. It is simply die for all genders.

Why is kragonderbreking written as one long word?

Afrikaans, like Dutch and German, often forms compound nouns by joining words together.

So:

krag = power
onderbreking = interruption

Together:

kragonderbreking = power interruption / power outage

English often writes similar ideas as two words, but Afrikaans commonly joins them into one noun.

Is kragonderbreking the normal word for power outage?

Yes, kragonderbreking is a normal and understandable word for power outage or power interruption.

Depending on context, South African speakers may also use other expressions, especially for specific kinds of scheduled electricity cuts. But kragonderbreking itself is a solid general word.

Why is the sentence Die kragonderbreking is môre and not something with a different word order?

This is a simple main clause, and Afrikaans usually follows verb-second word order.

The structure here is:

Die kragonderbreking = subject
is = verb
môre = time expression

So the sentence literally follows: The power outage is tomorrow.

This is completely normal Afrikaans word order.

Could I also say Môre is die kragonderbreking?

Yes. Môre is die kragonderbreking is also grammatically correct.

Afrikaans often allows a different element to come first for emphasis. If môre comes first, the verb still stays in second position:

Môre is die kragonderbreking.

That version puts a little more focus on tomorrow.

Why is the verb is the same as in English?

Afrikaans and English are both Germanic languages, so some common words look similar. The verb is in Afrikaans is the present-tense form of to be, just like English is.

For example:

Dit is goed. = It is good.
Die kragonderbreking is môre. = The power outage is tomorrow.

So in this sentence, is works exactly as the linking verb.

Does môre only mean tomorrow?

Not always. Môre can mean:

tomorrow
morning

The meaning depends on context.

Examples:

Die kragonderbreking is môre. = The power outage is tomorrow.
Ek sien jou môre. = I’ll see you tomorrow.
in die môre = in the morning

So yes, the same word can cover both ideas.

What does the accent in môre do?

The ô helps show pronunciation and distinguishes the word in standard spelling.

Môre is pronounced roughly like MOH-ruh or MOH-reh, not like English more.

The accent marks that the vowel is pronounced differently from a plain o. Even if learners do not pronounce it perfectly at first, it is useful to notice that the spelling is not accidental.

How do I pronounce kragonderbreking?

A rough learner-friendly pronunciation is:

KRAKH-ond-er-bray-king

A more broken-down guide:

krag ≈ khrakh
onder ≈ on-der
bre ≈ bray
king ≈ king

A few tips:

The g in Afrikaans is usually a throaty sound, not the English g in go
Stress is commonly heard early in the compound, especially on krag

You do not need perfect pronunciation immediately; being understandable matters most.

Do Afrikaans nouns have grammatical gender, like de/het in Dutch or der/die/das in German?

No, not in the same way. Afrikaans has largely lost grammatical gender.

That is why the article is simply die here, regardless of whether the noun would have had a gender historically. This makes Afrikaans articles much simpler for English speakers than in Dutch or German.

Could I leave out die and say just Kragonderbreking is môre?

Usually, that would sound incomplete or unnatural if you mean the power outage.

Die kragonderbreking is môre. = The power outage is tomorrow.

If you wanted an indefinite meaning, you would more likely use:

’n Kragonderbreking is môre. = A power outage is tomorrow.

So in the original sentence, die is there because a specific outage is being referred to.

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