Die kamerabeeld is duidelik.

The camera image is clear.

Breakdown of Die kamerabeeld is duidelik.

• wees: to be
• duidelik: clear
• die kamerabeeld: camera image

Questions & Answers about Die kamerabeeld is duidelik.

Why does the sentence start with die? Does it mean the?

Yes. Die is the Afrikaans definite article and here it means the.

So:

• die kamerabeeld = the camera image / the camera footage

A useful thing for English speakers to know is that Afrikaans die does not change for gender or number. The same form is used for:

• the man
• the woman
• the house
• the images

That is much simpler than languages that have different forms for masculine, feminine, or plural nouns.

What exactly is kamerabeeld? Why is it one word?

Kamerabeeld is a compound noun, which is very common in Afrikaans.

It is made up of:

• kamera = camera
• beeld = image / picture / footage / visual

So kamerabeeld literally means something like camera image or camera footage.

Afrikaans often writes combinations like this as one word, where English may use two words or a hyphen. That is very normal.

Why is the verb is in the middle? Is the word order the same as in English?