Die noodoproep kom van die slagoffer.

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Breakdown of Die noodoproep kom van die slagoffer.

• van: from
• die slagoffer: victim
• die noodoproep: emergency call

Questions & Answers about Die noodoproep kom van die slagoffer.

Why is die used twice in Die noodoproep kom van die slagoffer?

Because both noodoproep and slagoffer are definite nouns.

In Afrikaans, die means the for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all genders

So:

• die noodoproep = the emergency call
• die slagoffer = the victim

Unlike some other languages, Afrikaans does not change the definite article based on gender or case.

Does Afrikaans have different words for the, like English does not, but German does?

No. Afrikaans keeps this very simple.

The definite article is almost always die:

• die man = the man
• die vrou = the woman
• die kinders = the children

So in this sentence, both instances of die are completely normal.

Why is noodoproep written as one word?