Die verdagte bly onbekend.

to remain

Breakdown of Die verdagte bly onbekend.

• die verdagte: suspect
• onbekend: unknown; unidentified

Questions & Answers about Die verdagte bly onbekend.

What does bly mean in this sentence?

Here bly means remain or stay.

So Die verdagte bly onbekend means that the suspect continues to be unknown.

Be careful: bly can also be an adjective meaning glad/happy in sentences like Ek is bly. In your sentence, though, it is clearly a verb.

Why is verdagte translated as suspect?

Verdagte is a noun here, meaning suspect.

It is related to verdag, which means suspicious. Afrikaans often forms nouns that are closely related to adjectives, and verdagte is the standard word for suspect in a legal or police context.

In this sentence:

• die verdagte = the suspect

The plural is:

• die verdagtes = the suspects

Why is it onbekend and not onbekende?